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Published on Mon Dec 18, 2023

Question: One of our physicians diagnosed a patient who is four weeks pregnant with HIV. She has not experienced any HIV-related conditions. Which ICD-10 codes are appropriate for this encounter? Indiana Subscriber Answer: The proper coding for this is as follows: O98.711 (Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease complicating pregnancy, first trimester) Z21 (Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection status) Z3A.01 (Less than [...]
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