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Re: Blues paying 'second procedure' for Postpartum t/l From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Sun Mar 17 08:37:53 2002 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: ccurent miscarriagies-I ask for any advise for the following case." Previous message: y.n.: "Reccurent miscarriagies-I ask for any advise for the following case." In reply to: Kevin Dew: "Re: Blues paying 'second procedure' for Postpartum t/l" Next in thread: Kevin Dew: "Re: Blues paying 'second procedure' for Postpartum t/l" Reply: Kevin Dew: "Re: Blues paying 'second procedure' for Postpartum t/l" Kevin - that's what i tried to tell the mechanic - that the hood was already open - he laughed and asked for his money - the surgery still takes time, requires expertise, and entails risk of complication. therefore, you are entitled to appropriate reimbursement. art At Sun, 17 Mar 2002, Kevin Dew wrote: > >Garry, >The edict from the blues is new and I haven't had a blues patient needing a >pp t/l yet. You can, however, bet your sweet bippy that I will do them at >another time than the calendar date of delivery until the problem is >resolved. This is not much of a problem for me as I usually have to >schedule them on the day after delivery or the day of discharge as I am a >solo practitioner with a fairly tight office/OR schedule. I can see how it >would have more impact on those practices which had one of the docs doing >the "in-house" stuff only meaning that they usually would do the t/l on the >day of delivery. > >I am going to encourage the other docs in the department to write the >insurance commissioner. > >Art, >the reduction in fee, as I understand it applies to c-sections as well, and >I can see it as being a "second" procedure since the peritoneal cavity is >already open. >Thanks > >Kevin -- art fougner, md ich bin ein New Yorker Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: ccurent miscarriagies-I ask for any advise for the following case." Previous message: y.n.: "Reccurent miscarriagies-I ask for any advise for the following case." In reply to: Kevin Dew: "Re: Blues paying 'second procedure' for Postpartum t/l" Next in thread: Kevin Dew: "Re: Blues paying 'second procedure' for Postpartum t/l" Reply: Kevin Dew: "Re: Blues paying 'second procedure' for Postpartum t/l"

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