erthsvr
Networker
Hi all!
We have a claim that was denied by a commercial insurance carrier for an IUD removal. This was the patient's first visit to this OB/GYN as she is a student at a local college and had an IUD removal r/t lower abdominal pain. The office billed a 58301 (IUD Removal) and a 99204-25 (Office/Outpatient Visit, New). The insurance carrier denied the 99204 stating that it is included in surgical procedure. There are no edits in CCI Edit v.15.1 and there are notes indicating this in CPT Professional 2010. When we called the insurance company, they stated that "it is a surgery b/c anytime a you go inside the body it is considered surgery." As a nurse and medical professional, I don't agree with that statement or we would all be charged a surgical procedure for Foley insertion, speculum insertion for pap smears, etc.
Has anyone had this occur before? And if the IUD removal is indeed considered a surgical procedure with a global period on it, can you please lead me in the right direction for some documentation?
Thanks
Heather MacPherson, LPN, CPC, CPC-H
We have a claim that was denied by a commercial insurance carrier for an IUD removal. This was the patient's first visit to this OB/GYN as she is a student at a local college and had an IUD removal r/t lower abdominal pain. The office billed a 58301 (IUD Removal) and a 99204-25 (Office/Outpatient Visit, New). The insurance carrier denied the 99204 stating that it is included in surgical procedure. There are no edits in CCI Edit v.15.1 and there are notes indicating this in CPT Professional 2010. When we called the insurance company, they stated that "it is a surgery b/c anytime a you go inside the body it is considered surgery." As a nurse and medical professional, I don't agree with that statement or we would all be charged a surgical procedure for Foley insertion, speculum insertion for pap smears, etc.
Has anyone had this occur before? And if the IUD removal is indeed considered a surgical procedure with a global period on it, can you please lead me in the right direction for some documentation?
Thanks
Heather MacPherson, LPN, CPC, CPC-H