Surgery: Maternity Care and Delivery (December 2007)

December 2007 page 13b Bonus Feature:Surgery: Maternity Care and Delivery Question: Would an appropriate level emergency department (ED) evaluation and management (E/M) code or code 59409 be reportable in the following scenario: Patient presented to the ED with vaginal bleeding, pelvic cramping, reportedly with passing clots and possibly tissue fragments. Pelvic examination by the ED physician revealed blood, clots, and tissue in the vaginal vault. Using forceps and gentle traction, what appeared to be a complete embryo and placenta sac (less than 12-weeks gestation) was delivered. Answer: The appropriate level ED E/M service code (99281-99285) should be reported. The...

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This short CPT Assistant article discusses a maternity-care and delivery coding question involving an emergency department presentation with bleeding and early pregnancy tissue passage. It is aimed at coders and billing staff who work with CPT maternity and ED services and need to understand the general scope of reporting considerations covered in the discussion.

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  • OB/GYN billing teams
  • Emergency department billing staff

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