what you call "scoping", beyond high-level goals (< 1 hr to explain) you should refer to as "development of detailed requirements and specifications", and should be charged for by the hour just like coding.
Your ability to tease out what really needs to be done from a customer's hand-waving wishlist of vague features is a key component of what you are being hired for. That skill is worth more in general than straight coding, and should be compensated accordingly.
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what you call "scoping", beyond high-level goals (< 1 hr to explain) you should refer to as "development of detailed requirements and specifications", and should be charged for by the hour just like coding.
Your ability to tease out what really needs to be done from a customer's hand-waving wishlist of vague features is a key component of what you are being hired for. That skill is worth more in general than straight coding, and should be compensated accordingly.