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DMK:
You may still want to inquire about what Medicare would pay if the occasion arose.  More and more people with other problems are getting Medicare in their younger years.  We have several 20's and 30's people who are "disabled" (don't get me started) and have Medicare.

midwifebiller:
True, true, and I'm sure you've got a large soapbox under your office desk concerning the whole Medicare and "disabled" status.  :-)

Medicare will not reimburse a Licensed Midwife, only a Certified Nurse Midwife (and most CNMs work in a hospital and do not need a billing service).  We do keep tabs on what Medicare pays and how much, however, simply because other carriers always seem to pattern their rates and covered services after them, if not their provider types.

midwifebiller:
Oneround--do you have any opinions on this?

Thanks.

oneround:
I'll pull some doc's on this and review what I find.  All of our MW's in our facilities are CNM's.     I'm going to run a report on mid's at our clinincs just to see what I come up with.  As for the AH coding I checked with our OBGYN coders to see if our clinics are encountering the same things for pt's and so far I am only getting that the pt;s are coming in UC for problems and not routine care.  I'll run another report on that just to see if I can capture something.  To me it just seems a odd, but I'm not the pro when it comes to billing.  I'm curious to here form others on this to see their opinions.

midwifebiller:
I would like to hear from others, as well.  What is the best way to bill for after-hours services (add-on 99050) when the office visit itself is part of the global fee?

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