CPT
50590 — Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave
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OB/GYN
59409 — Vaginal delivery only
Vaginal delivery without antepartum or postpartum care. Used when those services are billed separately.
- Typical setting: Hospital labor and delivery
- National avg charge (illustrative): Insurance allowed (delivery alone) $1,500-$4,500. Total maternity bills can run $5,000-$30,000+.
- Most-disputed reason: Global maternity package broken up and billed item-by-item.
What it means
What 59409 actually means
CPT 59409 is vaginal delivery alone, used when the antepartum and postpartum care are billed separately (or by a different provider).
Common errors with this code
What goes wrong on real bills.
Most bills that look correct still contain at least one of these issues. Up to 49% of medical bills contain errors (CFPB).
- Global maternity (59400) unbundled into delivery + antepartum + postpartum components, often inflating total cost.
- Episiotomy or repair billed separately when bundled.
- Out-of-network anesthesia balance billing.
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CPT
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CPT
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CPT
58150 — Total abdominal hysterectomy , with/without tubes/ovaries
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CPT
58571 — Laparoscopic total hysterectomy, uterus 250g or less, with/without tubes/ovaries
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