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Reporting Postpartum Visit(s) Only

Published on Thu Mar 05, 2015

Question: We encountered a situation where an established patient delivered elsewhere. Is there a limit to the amount of billable postpartum visits? What are the criteria as it will be non-global? I’ve been told only one can be billed, and that most insurance payers will only pay one. Is that true? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: You should use 59430(Postpartum care only [separate [...]
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