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ICD-10-CM Code for Threatened abortion O20.0

ICD-10 code O20.0 for Threatened abortion is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Official Long Descriptor

Threatened abortion
Hemorrhage specified as due to threatened abortion

O20

Includes: hemorrhage before completion of 20 weeks gestation

Excludes1: pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O08)

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O-Codes as Primary Diagnosis When Pregnant Less than 10 Weeks
[QUOTE="TriumpHealth, post: 503029, member: 790191"] Hello, We were wondering if you have a pregnancy less than 10 weeks along and you are billing 99213, can you use an O-code like O20.0 as primary d... [ Read More ]
O-Codes as Primary Diagnosis When Pregnant Less than 10 Weeks
Hello, We were wondering if you have a pregnancy less than 10 weeks along and you are billing 99213, can you use an O-code like O20.0 as primary diagnosis? Because the patient is less than 10 weeks a... [ 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 ]
Difference between O20.9 & O46.91.( Bleeding in early pregnancy)
Hello! This is a bit later, but I'm also wondering what the difference would be between O20.8 (Other hemorrhage in early pregnancy) or O26.851 (Spotting complicating pregnancy). Thank you!... [ Read More ]
O20.9 versus O46.91
[QUOTE="kajalgaonkar16, post: 463603, member: 519513"] [SIZE=4][FONT=Segoe UI][COLOR=rgb(20, 20, 20)][COLOR=rgb(20, 20, 20)]If you go through the description under O20.X series, it explains Early preg... [ Read More ]
O20.9 versus O46.91
[SIZE=4][FONT=Segoe UI][COLOR=rgb(20, 20, 20)][COLOR=rgb(20, 20, 20)]If you go through the description under O20.X series, it explains Early pregnancy as "Before completion of 20 weeks gestation". As ... [ Read More ]
O20.9 versus O46.91
I need some OB expert help. If a patient is diagnosed with antepartum hemorrhage at 10 weeks, should the code be O20.9 or O46.91? Documentation does not state "early pregnancy" but the patient's w... [ Read More ]
Antepartum hemorrhage, unspecified, first trimester O46.91
Hi, anybody know, when to use O46.91, as first trimester fall before 14 weeks and we have O20.9 before 20 week of gestation. kindly share the scenario when use O46.91.... [ Read More ]
Pregnancy Dx - Subchorionic Hemtoma
[b]Subchorionc hemorrhage[/b] [QUOTE="ltassin, post: 400026, member: 74857"]No specific dx code for the (fetal) [COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial]Subchorionic Hemtoma. You are correct with choosing O36.899... [ Read More ]
What ICD-10 code to use for Cubchorionic hemorrhage
Does any one know for sure what code to use for Subchorionic hemorrhage at 10 wk gestation. I thought O4138x10 but others are using O20.8... [ Read More ]
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