Multiple Ob Ultrasounds? Recoup More Than $120 That Your Practice Deserves
Published on Wed Nov 18, 2009
Take these actions when a patient with normal pregnancy has a history of complications. If an obstetric patient undergoes multiple ultrasounds, even during a single visit, and you're not reporting these services separately from the global ob package, you could be seriously undercutting your practice's bottom line. Check this out: In the United States, almost 70 percent of pregnant women undergo a routine ultrasound evaluation, usually at 18-20 weeks' gestation. In fact, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) maintains that one complete ultrasound should be included as a part of routine obstetric care. Patients and pregnancies can vary. "You can have a normal pregnancy where the ob-gyn performs only the anatomical survey and that's all -- but then you could have another pregnant patient who requires serial ultrasounds to access growth," says Donna C. Kroening, CPC, COBGC, reimbursement manager for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical [...]
