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[MnTwins29]

Can you describe a "typical" day for the types of services provided? Is it mostly E/M visits? Pre-natal visits? Procedures in the office like colposcopies? The reason I am asking is that I am now going to be the compliance officer for several offices in a large practice - and two of them are OB/GYN offices, where I have never coded.

Earlier I had posted a request for good sources for OB/GYN coding, and while they were imfomative, I wondered if that was TMI for the types of services usually peformed.

I am looking for big picture here - it will simply help me focus on what is done in the offices. Thank you in advance for any advice, anecdotes or hints!

Lance

 

[amjordan]

Hi Lance,

In all honesty, it really depends on the Provider make-up of the practice. In my organization each office is very different. Some of the providers are close to retirement and are no longer doing OB, so most of their day is E/M's with Office and Hosp procedures. Some of the physicians are totally OB, and their days consist of nothing but prenatal and post partum visits with a few scattered preventive visits. You also need to look at your patient age population and geographic area as that can effect how many and what type of services you provide.