Therefore, the article's recommendation to bill the prolonged service code with the delivery code is also inappropriate. The labor in question involved abnormalities in the fetal heart rate that required the physician's continued presence at the hospital. While CPT leaves room for differing interpretations on this point, we continue to believe that our interpretation is a reasonable one. However, we can't guarantee that third-party payers will accept the recommended coding. Mo. We want to hear from you.
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