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Coding Quiz:

Decide If Global Package Should Begin for Nonscheduled Visits

Published on Wed Nov 18, 2009

Don't miss out on extra pay when complaints prompt a pregnancy test. Are you starting the ob package too soon? Don't miss out on the $37.15 your ob-gyn deserves when your ob-gyn sees a patient for a nonscheduled (or non-annual) visit and determines she is pregnant.Undertake this three-scenario challenge to decide whether you'll begin the global package (59400, 59510, 59610, or 59618) or count the visit as separate. Symptoms Lead to Pregnancy Dx? Choose E/M Scenario 1: The patient sees her ob-gyn for abdominal cramping, sweating, having missed a period, or for other possible symptoms. These complaints prompt the ob-gyn to order a pregnancy test (like 81025, Urine pregnancy test, by visual color comparison methods). He learns from the results that she is pregnant. You should report an E/M service (for example, 99212, Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient..., which includes two [...]
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