tci E/M Coding Alert - 2022 Issue Q4

Specialty Spotlight: Here’s How to Navigate Antepartum Visits Outside of Global Maternity Code

Hint: Get ready to tally. Counting is key. If your ob-gyn provides antepartum care but did not participate in the delivery, then the go-to global codes 59400, 59510, 59610, and 59618 (Routine obstetric care including antepartum care ...) may not be appropriate. Find out which three ways you can use to report your provider’s services in this situation. Note: CPT® states that antepartum care includes monthly visits up to 28 weeks gestation, biweekly visits up to 36 weeks gestation, and weekly visits until delivery. Antepartum services include obtaining the patient’s history, performing a physical exam, recording vital...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci E/M Coding Alert.


Stay informed, get answers to your E/M coding and documentation questions, and find the help you need to bank your deserved pay with your subscription to TCI’s E/M Coding Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 500 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 2013 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci E/M Coding Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.