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ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating childbirth O16.4

ICD-10 code O16.4 for Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating childbirth is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating childbirth

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C section scar diagnosis at postpartum clinic visit
[QUOTE="Bernadette10, post: 515291, member: 239306"] Should Z98.891 be coded for the postpartum C section scar? To me it sounds like a history of a scar from a previous C section, not the current mos... [ Read More ]
C section scar diagnosis at postpartum clinic visit
Should Z98.891 be coded for the postpartum C section scar? To me it sounds like a history of a scar from a previous C section, not the current most recent one, so I didn't think it should be coded bu... [ Read More ]
Z38.00
You have to start with an "O" code for the encounter for delivery. [SIZE=5][B]OB Diagnoses Coding with ICD-10-CM[/B][/SIZE] Obstetric cases require diagnosis codes from chapter 15 of ICD-10-CM, â€... [ Read More ]
OB pt w/ elevated BP
[QUOTE="haleymw19, post: 378574, member: 100936"]There is codes O16.1-O16.9 unspecified maternal hypertension.[/QUOTE] Elevated blood pressure isn't the same as hypertension so I don't think those co... [ Read More ]
OB pt w/ elevated BP
There is codes O16.1-O16.9 unspecified maternal hypertension.... [ Read More ]
O80 - should not be used with any other O codes?
You would use an O13-O16 code depending on documentation, and since there is no in childbirth option you use the trimester when birth occurs.... [ Read More ]
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