ICD 10 Coding Alert

Ob-Gyn:

Discover How Your Normal Delivery Diagnosis Will Transform After Oct. 1

Find out what the only appropriate outcome code to use with O80 is. If all goes according to plan, a pregnant patient will see your physician for an uncomplicated, full-term delivery. ICD-9-CM Code: Currently, you should report a normal delivery with 650 (Normal delivery). ICD-10-CM Code: However, when your diagnosis system changes, you will report O80 (Encounter for full-term uncomplicated [...]
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