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Check the Chart for Additional Services When Delivering a Baby

Question: Can I bill for an E/M service in additional to the delivery of a baby given the chart documentation below?  Colorado Subscriber Patient arrived in triage screaming “I’m having a baby”, immediately wheeled into the exam room. Patient was at 40 weeks gestation G4P3 and had been having severe lower abdominal intermittent contractions for 5 hours when her water broke. [...]
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