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I work in a billing office for a Multi-specialty Group and when reviewing the OB office charges, we have found that for the NC Global antepartum visits, the office is billing for 59400 (Routine OB Care including antepartum care, vaginal delivery (with or without episiotomy, and/or forceps) and postpartum care.
My co-worker and I were discussing this and we feel that billing the 59426-5946 for antepartum care and 59430 would be more appropriate for ante-, postpartum care since 59400 is strictly for vaginal delivery and 59610-59622 is for C-Section. During most antepartum visits, a physician does not know whether the patient will end up delivering vaginally or C-Section.
Can anyone advise? I know this does not affect the physician's reimbursement as it is billed as a NC, but we would like to know we are billing correctly for proper coding.
Thanks
Heather MacPherson, LPN, CPC, CPC-H
My co-worker and I were discussing this and we feel that billing the 59426-5946 for antepartum care and 59430 would be more appropriate for ante-, postpartum care since 59400 is strictly for vaginal delivery and 59610-59622 is for C-Section. During most antepartum visits, a physician does not know whether the patient will end up delivering vaginally or C-Section.
Can anyone advise? I know this does not affect the physician's reimbursement as it is billed as a NC, but we would like to know we are billing correctly for proper coding.
Thanks
Heather MacPherson, LPN, CPC, CPC-H