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Ob-Gyn Coding:

When You Should Start the Ob Record

Published on Fri Dec 06, 2024

Question: My ob-gyn saw a patient who knows that she’s pregnant via a positive home pregnancy test and simply “confirms the confirmation.” I’m confused. Should I start the ob record now or later? California Subscriber Answer: You should start the ob record at the next visit. If the ob-gyn performed only the urine pregnancy test, you’d report 81025 (Urine pregnancy test, [...]
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