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Coding Late-Term OB Care? Check for Prior Antepartum Care

Published on Tue Apr 14, 2015

Pregnant patient transfer may still mean reporting a global code. You know that you should report antepartum care codes based on the number of visits your ob-gyn performs. Think a third-term new patient puts you in individual codes? You might still be able to use the global ones. When a patient transfers to your ob-gyn practice late in her pregnancy, [...]
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