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In This Issue
Coding for Breastfeeding and
Lactation Services
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Breastfeeding has
just updated its pamphlet, Supporting Breastfeeding and Lactation: The
Primary Care Pediatrician's Guide to Getting Paid. Christina Smillie, MD,
FAAP, first author of this publication, is a pediatrician specializing in breastfeeding
medicine in Stratford, CT. As medical director of breastfeeding resources,
Dr Smillie sees mothers and babies as patients, primarily by referral.
She serves as advisor to the AAP Section on Breastfeeding on issues related to
coding and billing. She also serves on the board of directors of the Academy
of Breastfeeding Medicine.
New Place of Service Code
New code 16 for services provided in a temporary lodging
Newly Revised Payment for Telephone Care: A Toolkit
Codes for telephone E/M services provided by physicians and qualified nonphysicians
Q&A
Corneal abrasion, purified protein derivative, high arched palate, sibling with pneumonia, and M-CHAT screening
Denial Den
Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage
You Code It!
Low milk supply and postnatal depression
Note: Given the relative frequency with which code and valuation revisions occur, some AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter™ Online archived articles may not reflect the most current information available. While we make every effort to update articles or retire those no longer relevant, the volume and frequency of code and valuation revisions may result in some archived material being temporarily out of date.
Because the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is not able to verify the accuracy of the facts relating to a patient encounter, we cannot be held responsible for any coding decisions that you make based on the guidance you receive from the AAP. It is your responsibility to only code for what you do during a patient encounter.
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