AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 5 (May)

Antepartum, Maternity Care, and Delivery Codes (May 2004)

May 2004 pages 1-5 Antepartum, Maternity Care, and Delivery Codes As ultrasound guided procedures have become more routine and minimally invasive, fetal surgery has also evolved. This article examines the creation of four new codes within the Antepartum, Maternity Care and Delivery subsection of CPT 2004 that pertain to intrauterine fetal surgical procedures utilizing ultrasonic guidance. The use of ultrasonic guidance for invasive procedures has become a routine part of practice fetal specialists. The development of the intrauterine fetal surgical codes reflects growing sophistication in invasive procedures performed during pregnancy. In addition to the four new codes added for...

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