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669.7x Cesarean Delivery Options Switch to a Single Code in ICD-10

Published on Mon Jun 11, 2012

Heads up: Be sure to include an outcome code.Currently, you document a cesarean delivery by reporting one of two diagnosis codes: ICD-9 669.70-- Cesarean delivery, without mention of indication, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicableICD-9 669.71-- Cesarean delivery, without mention of indication, delivered, with or without antepartum condition.ICD-10: When ICD-10 goes into effect, your choice becomes even simpler because you'll have only one option: O82 (Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication). This is how you'll find these codes in the ICD-10 Alphabetic Index: Admission (for) - see also Encounter (for) - delivery, full-term, uncomplicated O80 -- cesarean, without indication O82Delivery (childbirth) (labor) - cesarean (for) -- without indication O82Encounter (with health service) (for) - delivery, full-term, uncomplicated O80 -- cesarean, without indication O82Tip: Some payers require providers -- even anesthesia -- to include a delivery code from the appropriate procedure classification. In those cases, include an outcome of delivery code (Z37.0). 
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