AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 2 (February)

Maternity Care and Delivery/Surgery (February 2003)

February 2003 page 15-end Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Maternity Care and Delivery/Surgery, 59400 (Q&A) Question Can code 59400 be reported for an obstetrical laceration repair within the global obstetric care? Has the use of code 59400 changed in recent years? AMA Comment According to the maternity care and delivery guidelines in CPT 2003: "The services normally provided in uncomplicated maternity cases include antepartum care, delivery, and postpartum care. Antepartum care includes the initial and any subsequent history, physical examinations, recording of weight, blood pressures, fetal heart tones, routine chemical urinalysis, and monthly visits up to 28 weeks gestation...

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