Ob-Gyn Coding Alert

Tip: Global code means ob-gyn did the delivery and provided all antepartum care.Last month, you took a four-part situational challenge asking, should this visit be inside or outside the global ob package? Look at four more scenarios, and see how you fare.Monitoring the Pregnancy is KeySituation 5: A new patient transfers into your practice and comes to see your ob-gyn for the first time. She is pregnant and has received care elsewhere. Is this visit inside or outside the global ob package?Answer 5: You should count this visit as inside the global ob care.Rule of thumb: The patient is presenting for obstetric care, and the global code choices for this situation all include an initial new patient visit. You can report an unmodified global code only if your ob-gyn also does the delivery and provides all of the antepartum care. When the patient transfers into your practice from elsewhere, you [...]