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Post-Term Pregnancies Means This Many Weeks

Published on Wed Jul 02, 2025

Question: We are seeing patients with post-term pregnancies. What does that mean, and how should I report it? California Subscriber Answer: Patients whose pregnancies last longer than 40 weeks gestation are either labeled “post-term pregnancies” (40-42 weeks) or “prolonged pregnancies” (over 42 weeks). For these pregnancies, you have the following diagnosis codes: O48.0 (Post-term pregnancy) O48.1 (Prolonged pregnancy) In other words, [...]
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