You Be the Coder:
Check the Chart for Additional Services When Delivering a Baby
Published on Thu Aug 21, 2014
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. [...]