It s common to think the first signs of contractions are your cue to come to the hospital but that s usually not the case.
Do i go to the emergency room when in labor.
The hospital always codes er visit 99241 99245.
Any hospital that accepts payments from federal programs such as medicare or medicaid is required to take care of patients who are in.
Depending on how far along visually you are in labor you may go directly to a room without triage.
Most of the times the get evaluated and go home if not the same day the next.
At your third trimester prenatal appointments we ll talk about how to know when it s time what to do and where to go but ideally you ll come to the hospital when you re in active labor.
Under federal law labor is considered a medical emergency.
If your hospital is particularly full when you go into labor you may stay longer in triage.