Wiki Problem visit outside of global

[Samanthacooper]

I am getting conflicting answers from different billers on this one and I am needing some help! If a patient comes in early in pregnancy for a pregnancy confirmation visit (consult, lab draw, sono if possible). If it is a viable pregnancy can this be billed as a problem visit outside of the global, or is this considered the initial visit of her prenatal care? Does there need to be a history of miscarriage for this to qualify as a separate visit?

 

[Cmama12]

If the prenatal ob record is started at that visit, it would become part of the global. If not, it can be separately billed.

https://www.acog.org/About-ACOG/ACO...Reporting-the-Confirmation-of-Pregnancy-Visit