Download PDF Authors: The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Stephen Bacak, DO, MPH, FACOG; Erin Kornovich CPC; Steve Rad, MD, FACOG. Effective October 1, 2022, the code category 035 Maternal care for known or suspected fetal abnormality and damage were expanded in the... Continue Reading
Learn more about the updated requirements for performing and documenting Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services in this month's Coding Tip from SMFM's Coding Committee. Continue Reading
Learn more about coding for the pelvic examination practice expense code, CPT 99459, in this month's Coding Tip from SMFM's Coding Committee. Continue Reading
Maternal-Fetal Medicine subspecialists often perform fetal echocardiograms – a detailed evaluation of cardiac structure and function. Learn more about each coding component in the following tip. Continue Reading
When performing an intra-uterine fetal blood transfusion, there may be up to 4 appropriate codes to bill. Learn more in this month's SMFM Coding Tip. Continue Reading
Authors: The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Steve Rad, MD, FACOG; Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC. Coding Tip: MFM subspecialists often see patients for antepartum testing. Here we provide guidance on coding for these services. CPT code 76818 is billed when fetal... Continue Reading
Authors: The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Steve Rad, MD, FACOG; Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC. Depression in pregnancy and postpartum is a common and important medical condition affecting many women. Screening for depression and anxiety is recommended by ACOG during... Continue Reading
Authors: The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC; Steve Rad, MD, FACOG. A long-standing rule in the world of coding is the definition of new and established patients for the purpose of assigning office/other outpatient Evaluation and Management... Continue Reading
Author(s): The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Brad Hart, MBA, MS, CPC, CPMA, COBGC. Background: The ICD-10-CM diagnosis code book provides in Chapter 15 (codes O00-O9A) a broad variety of diagnoses related to pregnancy—both pregnancy-specific diagnoses and... Continue Reading
Authors: The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Steve Rad, MD, FACOG; Brad Hart, MBA, MS, CPC, CPMA, COBGC; Vanita Jain, MD, FACOG. Background: First trimester screening includes biochemical markers, fetal nuchal translucency (NT) assessment via ultrasound (CPT 76813;... Continue Reading
In our fast-paced world, it sometimes seems there is simply not enough time in a day to get everything done. For the Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist encountering a patient whose care requires longer than the usual visit, time can seem like a “no-win” situation. There is a way to... Continue Reading
In the November 2021 issue of the American Journal of Perinatology, ICD-10 indications for Fetal Echocardiogram and Detailed First Trimester Obstetric Ultrasound were published. The abstract was authored by the SMFM Coding Committee and is based on indications published by AIUM and other national... Continue Reading
