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ICD-10-CM Code for Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, unspecified trimester O22.00

ICD-10 code O22.00 for Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, unspecified trimester is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, unspecified trimester

O22

Excludes1: venous complications of:
abortion NOS (O03.9)
ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.7)
failed attempted abortion (O07.35)
induced abortion (O04.85)
spontaneous abortion (O03.89)

Excludes2: obstetric pulmonary embolism (O88.-)
venous complications and hemorrhoids of childbirth and the puerperium (O87.-)

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