Practice Management Alert
Mind Dx on Short Interval Between Pregnancies Services
Question: Is there a diagnosis code to use for short interval between pregnancies?
Washington, D.C. Subscriber
Answer: A short interval between pregnancies (usually defined as less than 18 months) may lead to a decrease in the length of subsequent pregnancies, which is a risk factor for an early delivery. Because of this, such a pregnancy can be considered high risk. With ICD-9, the only diagnostic code you can report is V23.89 (Supervision of other high-risk pregnancy).
ICD-10: When ICD-10 goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2015, you will need to specify the trimester as follows:
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