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Forgo a Code for Blood Cord Collections
Published on Mon Jun 11, 2018
Question: My ob-gyn saw a patient who had a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery over midline episiotomy. He helped deliver the placenta spontaneously with intact 3-vessels cord. Then, he repaired the episiotomy; and the patient tolerated the procedure well. The patient wanted the cord blood collected. Should I report a code for the collection of cord blood? If so, what is [...]