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Brar B, Iriye B, and the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Practice Management & Coding Committees The Problem Over the last four decades, twin pregnancies have increased from 18.9 per 1,000 births in 1980 to 32.6 per 1,000 births in 2018. (1) With this increase in incidence... Continue Reading
If a patient has a diagnosis of obesity (BMI ≥ 30) O99.21__ (obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium) is an accepted indication for a detailed fetal anatomy survey (CPT 76811) according to published guidelines. To determine BMI in a pregnancy affected by obesity, we... Continue Reading
In response to recent questions, this month’s Coding Tip is focused upon updating coding guidance for when a PR interval is performed. This Coding Tip is an update from prior guidance on this topic published in July 2017. The PR interval is often performed in attempt to identify early forms... Continue Reading
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Steve Rad, MD; Amie Hollard, MD; Betzaida Martinez, CPCP, CPMA, COBGC, CPPM; Vanita Jain, MD MFM subspecialists frequently need to speak with other physicians for patient care coordination and/or are asked by other physicians to... Continue Reading
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Mathew Esposito MD; Steve Rad, MD; Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC; Fadi Bsat, MD; Vanita Jain, MD. The purpose of this coding tip is to provide guidance in coding service for patients with monochorionic diamniotic twins. SMFM has... Continue Reading
Vanita Jain MD & Fadi Bsat MD for the SMFM Coding Committee and the Division of Practice Management In 2020, the AIUM Practice Parameter for the Performance of Detailed Diagnostic Obstetric Ultrasound Examinations Between 12 weeks 0 days and 13 weeks 6 days was developed in collaboration with... Continue Reading
In July 2019, the American Medical Association (AMA) published the “CPT Evaluation and Management (E/M) Office or Other Outpatient (99202-99215) and Prolonged Services (99354, 99355, 99356, 99417) Code and Guideline Changes,” which were put into effect on January 1, 2021. These... Continue Reading
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Steve Rad, MD; David Smith, MBA, CPC; Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC; Fadi Bsat, MD; Vanita Jain, MD Effective January 1, 2021, the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Evaluation and Management (E/M) Office or Other Outpatient... Continue Reading
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Vanita Jain, MD; Steve Rad, MD; Dave Smith, CPC, MBA; Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC; Fadi Bsat, MD. The SMFM Coding Committee has previously provided guidance regarding E/M encounters in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic... Continue Reading
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Steve Rad, MD; Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC; Vanita Jain, MD The SMFM Coding Committee has recently published coding guidance for COVID-19 and pregnancy (https://www.smfm.org/covid19). Due to recent concerns about decreasing exposure... Continue Reading
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Steve Rad, MD; Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC; Vanita Jain, MD The SMFM Coding Committee has recently published coding guidance for ICD-10-CM coding and Telemedicine for COVID-19 and pregnancy (https://www.smfm.org/covid19). Due to... Continue Reading
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Steve Rad, MD; Dave Smith, CPC, MBA; Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC; Vanita Jain, MD The purpose of this document is to provide maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists interim coding guidance for telemedicine and remote patient... Continue Reading
