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I am working on a denial for a pt who is pregnant and was admitted to OBS for cramping by her DR that sees her for her pregnancy so she is in that global period with the provider. The provider does not indicate whether it's related to the pregnancy or not but it sure looks related. I have been advised to append a 24 mod to the encounter but I wanted to see what some of you OB/GYN coders who work in this area every day opinions were because this does not seem right to me. I am not an OB/GYN coder though. I am a CPC who works denials for multiple specialties and this one has me stumped. From what I've read you can only bill for problems related to pregnancy if the pt is admitted to INPT status?