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Global Service But No PP Care

Published on Wed Feb 09, 2022

Question: If a provider provides antepartum care, delivery, and inpatient hospital visits, but does not perform the outpatient postpartum visits, can they still bill for a global ob? Kentucky Subscriber Answer: Yes, your ob-gyn can bill for the global ob service (such as, 59400, Routine obstetric care including antepartum care, vaginal delivery [with or without episiotomy, and/or forceps] and postpartum [...]
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