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Chapter 4
Section 18.4
Cesarean Sections
Issue Date: July
27, 1993
Copyright: CPT only © 2006
American Medical Association (or such other date of publication
of CPT).
All Rights Reserved.
Revision:
1.0 CPT PROCEDURE
CODE RANGE
59510 - 59515
2.0 POLICY
Services
and supplies related to medically necessary cesarean sections may
be cost-shared. Cost-sharing for services and supplies related to
elective cesarean sections, that is, those done at the request or
convenience of the beneficiary, is limited to what would have been
provided for vaginal delivery. The beneficiary is responsible for
any amount that exceeds the amount of coverage when an elective
cesarean section is performed.
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