Guest guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Is there such a thing as a Well Baby Lactation visit? For use when a mom needs a reassurance eval, and everything's OK What a good question! This just happened to me yesterday too! Ann Ann Conlon-, IBCLC Triangle Lactation Consultants www.trianglelactation.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 In Michigan, anyway, I use V24.1 which is "Care of lactating Mother dealing with lactation care". Hope this helps, Emery baby beloved, inc.aconsmith@... wrote: In a message dated 10/21/2006 4:33:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, annaleebreastfeedingsandiego writes: Is there such a thing as a Well Baby Lactation visit? For use when a mom needs a reassurance eval, and everything's OK What a good question! This just happened to me yesterday too! Ann Ann Conlon-, IBCLC Triangle Lactation Consultants www.trianglelactation.com Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I use 676.9 - lactation. That's all I ever use as BC/BS doesn't want to know anything else. Aetna and CIGNA seem to agree. Johanna Berger, MSW, IBCLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 lee, There is a well baby code and also a normal lactation supervision code. I had uploaded a file charting/consent/receipt that has these codes. The 3rd page is a copy of what I use as my "superbill" and has many of the ICD-9 codes and such. All of you are welcome to use it. BTW, I also use this on my computer and seems to manage my files really well. Warmly, Tingzon www.theoriginalcomfortfood.com Oceanside, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I use 676.9 - lactation. That's all I ever use as BC/BS doesn't want to know anything else. Aetna and CIGNA seem to agree. Tell me more... what does this code stand for? What do you mean about BC/BS and the others not wanting to know anything else. This is so important. Can you tell us more? Thanks, Ann Ann Conlon-, IBCLC Triangle Lactation Consultants www.trianglelactation.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Sorry I am coming into this late - just wondering is anyone actually getting reimbursed from insurance companies? Are the patients getting reimbursed? Just wondering - when I use the 676.9 I sometimes get a letter asking for more codes from the ins co. I tell them to all send in the forms to the ins. companies either way. Donna Kimick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 .." A lot of my clients are using health care savings accounts for my services. ....." Johanna - is this like a "flex plan"? Where the employee has money taken out of their pay - tax free, then some medical expenses are reimbursed that might have not been before. I know that USLCA ( i think that is the abbreviation) is going to be working on getting us State licensure so that we might start getting our patients reimbursed. - I volunteered to be on that committee. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Ok...BC/BS says that all I saw mom for was "lactation" nothing else. They don't care if baby is slow weight gain, mom has low supply, mastitis, wounds, thrush, plugged ducts, etc. They lump it into "lactation." A lot of my clients are using health care savings accounts for my services. These accounts seem to think "lactation" is just fine. So...this is what I do. I have many other codes on my receipts, but only check this one. Johanna Berger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Ms. Berger, Here in Michigan, lactation consults are not covered for someone in private practice (but I think they are a covered code if you are in a doctor's office or are a nurse practitioner). Are you in a doctor's office/NP or are you billing as a consultant in private practice? And which state? Thanks, E."bdormont@..." wrote: Ok...BC/BS says that all I saw mom for was "lactation" nothing else. They don't care if baby is slow weight gain, mom has low supply, mastitis, wounds, thrush, plugged ducts, etc. They lump it into "lactation." A lot of my clients are using health care savings accounts for my services. These accounts seem to think "lactation" is just fine. So...this is what I do. I have many other codes on my receipts, but only check this one. Johanna Berger Wysocki-Emery, RN, IBCLC 2505 Ardmore SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506 www.babybelovedinc.com How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Yes, the health care savings accounts are similar to flex plans. They can use it for whatever they want - usually lots of allied health professionals and those docs who aren't in their plan or who don't take insurance. Johanna Berger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 , I'm in Pennsylvania. Private practice. Some of my clients get reimbursed, some it just comes off the out of network provider deductible. However, this can add up with other "incidentals." Johanna Berger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Some of my clients get reimbursed - some all - some partial - many not at all. It all depends on the insurance company - I use superbills. Leigh Anne in NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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