Ob-Gyn Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Report This Dx for Postpartum Gestational Hypertension
Published on Tue Dec 13, 2016
Question: What ICD-10 code should I report for “Gestational Hypertension, postpartum?”
Florida Subscriber
Answer: As of October 1, 2016, a new code went into effect to handle this. You should use O13.5 (Gestational [pregnancy-induced] hypertension without significant proteinuria, complicating the puerperium), assuming she has been discharged from the hospital after delivery. You should use O13.4 (Gestational [pregnancy-induced] hypertension without significant proteinuria, complicating childbirth) if post delivery but still in the hospital.
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