CPT^® 59410, Under Vaginal Delivery, Antepartum and Postpartum Care Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 59410 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Vaginal Delivery, Antepartum and Postpartum Care Procedures.

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In this global service, the provider admits the patient to the hospital for delivery, labor management, including induction of labor, fetal monitoring, use of low forceps, and episiotomy, vaginal delivery of the fetus and placenta, and inpatient and outpatient postpartum care. Typical postpartum care ends after one or more outpatient visits up to six weeks following delivery.

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