Family physicians performing postpartal curettage by suction aspirator or blunt curettage should use this code. Family physicians who perform the ultrasound exam may use this code. The same evaluation, for multiple gestation pregnancies, would require code 76810 . A similar, but more limited, ultrasound would require code with 76815 . Code 76816 is for any follow-up or repeat ultrasound services, and code 76818 is for a fetal biophysical profile.
Payment is the patient's responsibility.
Many newborn circumcisions are performed without anesthesia. Continuous epidural analgesia, for labor and vaginal delivery Family physicians may use this code if they administer epidural anesthesia. This code is usually not used for Sundays or holidays. 99054 Services requested on Sundays and holidays in addition to basic services Family physicians may use each of the above three codes when appropriate, but most carriers do not reimburse for these additional codes. However, it never hurts to code them since it helps build a case at the insurance carrier for future reimbursement.