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Here’s How “Complete,” “Incomplete” Affects Your Abortion Coding Options

Published on Mon Apr 11, 2022

Make certain you know the abortion type. An abortion claim often leads to confusion when it comes to selecting both diagnosis and CPT® codes, but you have a guide — your ob-gyn’s documentation. Generally, you will designate nonelective abortions at fewer than 20 weeks gestation as spontaneous incomplete (O03.0- O03.2, O03.3-,O03.4), spontaneous complete (O03.5-O03.7, O03.8-, O03.9) or missed abortion (O02.1). [...]
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