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Here’s How to Receive Full and Fair Payment for Nonroutine Postpartum Visits

Published on Tue Nov 09, 2021

Draw the line between what’s included and what’s not. Postpartum checks are a normal part of global obstetrical care, but often these visits are more complicated than what is considered routine, and in such cases coders may miss opportunities for additional reimbursement. What happens: During a routine postpartum check, the physician performs a history and physical and interviews the patient [...]
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