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Hospital coding is not my thing…let me just say that first! I had a friend of mine take over a CFO position at a hospital and they are asking what the going rate is per case to audit inpatient records and outpatient records. Since this is not my lane I have no idea. Is anyone out there willing to give a general idea of how much the going rate is for these types of audits? Would appreciate some feedback. They are getting different rates depending on inpatient or outpatient which makes sense, I just don’t have a good feel where the competitive rates might be.
I get that a visit note must stand alone….but this is part of global OB care and that prenatal flow sheet is documenting all her antepartum care.
Thanks for any input!
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