PLEASE HELP!!!! HAVE READ OTHER POSTINGS AND STILL CONFUSED. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF PHYSICIAN SEES OB PATIENT ONLY THREE VISITS THEN E&M CODES ARE USED.
IF, HOWEVER, PATIENT IS SEEN PAST THE FIRST THREE VISITS 4-6 THEN ONLY CODE 59425 IS USED. FURTHER VISITS, UP TO 7 OR MORE THEN ONLY 59426 CODE IS USED FOR FINAL CHARGE OF ALL ANTEPARTUM CARE...IS THIS CORRECT?
WOULD YOU AT LEAST CHARGE AN E & M CODE FOR THE FIRST ENCOUNTER?
IF, HOWEVER, PATIENT IS SEEN PAST THE FIRST THREE VISITS 4-6 THEN ONLY CODE 59425 IS USED. FURTHER VISITS, UP TO 7 OR MORE THEN ONLY 59426 CODE IS USED FOR FINAL CHARGE OF ALL ANTEPARTUM CARE...IS THIS CORRECT?
WOULD YOU AT LEAST CHARGE AN E & M CODE FOR THE FIRST ENCOUNTER?