Pediatric Coding Alert

You Be the Coder:

Develop Your Own Policy for Billing Meet-and-Greets

Question: We often have parents who come in wanting to get to know the pediatrician before the baby is born. How can we report these visits, since the baby isn’t present? Answer: There are several schools of thought about how to report these “get to know the pediatrician” visits. Some practices choose to report the visit under the mother’s insurance [...]
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