CPT^® 59412, Under Vaginal Delivery, Antepartum and Postpartum Care Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 59412 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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Summary

In this procedure, the provider attempts to turn the fetus into the head first position prior to delivery. The provider may use drugs to suppress contractions while he performs the procedure. The provider maneuvers the fetus with his hands on the woman’s abdomen.

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Need CPT code

[QUOTE="jam1959, post: 493461, member: 20074"] Thank you very much. Physician was able to manually do this procedure. So I will be using 59899. [/QUOTE] Yes, that would now be correct. You also might... [ Read More ]

Bill Cercalge removal same day as delivery?

[QUOTE="SharonCollachi, post: 478014, member: 654943"] Was it done under general anesthesia? If not, it is usually included in the delivery. Here is a common coverage policy: [INDENT]The following ... [ Read More ]

Bill Cercalge removal same day as delivery?

Was it done under general anesthesia? If not, it is usually included in the delivery. Here is a common coverage policy: [INDENT]The following services are considered an integral part of a vaginal d... [ Read More ]

External Cephalic Version ecv external cephalic version manual rotation op presentation

Hello! I was hoping to get clarification that you can only bill for External Cephalic Version (CPT 59412) when the provider is manually rotating the baby from a Breech/ Footling presentation to a Ceph... [ Read More ]

US with cephalic version

can you bill for the US to check fetal position pre and post cephalic version? 76815 Pre-US to check position 59412 Cephalic version 76815-59 Post-US to confirm position ?? thanks.... [ Read More ]

version

is an observation code bundled with a version (59412)?... [ Read More ]

unsuccessful external version

[QUOTE="YBYERS, post: 193188, member: 53947"]Looking for a dx code for an unsuccessful external celphalic version. Patient did not deliver at the time of attempted version. I used 59412 for cpt code... [ Read More ]

unsuccessful external version

Looking for a dx code for an unsuccessful external celphalic version. Patient did not deliver at the time of attempted version. I used 59412 for cpt code. Thanks for your answers.... [ Read More ]

external cephalic version on different day of delivery

Thank you Arlene! In the cpt coding companion, it states that 59412 is not usually billed by itself, but with a delivery code. So I guess I was just overthinking it.... [ Read More ]

external cephalic version on different day of delivery

[QUOTE="tmerickson, post: 186605, member: 72769"]I have a pt that the provider did two different versions on, several days prior to the actual delivery. CPT says that 59412 is coded on date of deliver... [ Read More ]

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