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Hello! I'm trying to see if someone can help me. I used to have an OBGYN Newsletter subscription but an unable to find where to renew it. The only thing that i could find that was similar was the Revenue Cycle Insider, but i feel like this just allows me to search generally for publications. I'd...
Patient presents to hospital with symptoms, RN is relaying patient symptoms to provider.
We have a provider telling our providers that they can bill for a service if they are giving an RN visit instruction over the phone. Provider hasn't seen the patient face to face or spoke to the patient...
Several providers like to document the POPQ Exam (which is still unclear to me) and leave an unspecified prolapse diagnosis.
I'm familiar with the POPQ tool on the AUGS website, but this still feels beyond a coders duties to 'figure out' what the prolapse is.
Is there any guidance or...
Very new to OB coding. Global codes always include antepartum, delivery, and postpartum, correct?
So if a clinic only provides antepartum and postpartum care they shouldn't be billing global codes? They would bill E/M for 3 antepartum, 59425 for 1-3 antepartum, 59426 for 7+ antepartum, and...
Hey there, anyone code/bill for a OB/GYN residency program? My residents are always using this code R87.619: Unspecified abnormal cytological findings in specimens from cervix for HPV - Human papillomavirus test positive. I would like to educate them in using the proper ICD 10 codes (i.e...
Looking for some guidance. We have midwives who perform the NST on the same day as the MD performing the BPP. Each service provider is trying to bill for their services. We cannot find anythign that shows they can split the billing, we are under the impression it is part of the incident-to...
I am reviewing charges for 57160 Fitting and Insertion of Pessary or other intravaginal support device. There is a clinic that is billing the 57160 and a physician is billing it the same day. Since this is done in the physician's office, why would the clinic be billing it? Seems like double...