Jenetteis
Networker
Can you charge 76801 + 76802 even though the second gestation sac is empty? and for the diagnosis code, would I use fetal demise (O36.4XX0) or missed AB (O02.1)? Thank you
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Wiki OB Ultrasounds: 76801 + 76802
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nielynco
True Blue
Technically he did do an evaluation of the fetus B, but the finding was negative. Still he did the work so I would advise coding for both. This is not a missed AB as there was no fetus. It is a twin pregnancy with loss of one fetus because there are two sacs. That would be O31.20X1 (as this is first trimester and fetus 1 is present).