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ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery O80

ICD-10 code O80 for Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
Delivery requiring minimal or no assistance, with or without episiotomy, without fetal manipulation [e.g., rotation version] or instrumentation [forceps] of a spontaneous, cephalic, vaginal, full-term, single, live-born infant. This code is for use as a single diagnosis code and is not to be used with any other code from Chapter 15 .
Use additional code to indicate outcome of delivery (Z37.0)

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Unacceptable Principal Diagnosis Question
[QUOTE="WesMel, post: 511217, member: 835303"] We are getting audited by HealthEZ. They have given us a list of unacceptable principal diagnosis codes. They want us to code what the principle diagnos... [ Read More ]
Unacceptable Principal Diagnosis Question
We are getting audited by HealthEZ. They have given us a list of unacceptable principal diagnosis codes. They want us to code what the principle diagnosis was for bringing her into the hospital. They... [ Read More ]
Amerigroup and high risk DX
HI questions were you able to find out the answer to this - I have the same denial patient delivery vag 38 weeks used O80 and Z3A.38 but Amerigroup is stating O80 is incorrect and another icd should b... [ Read More ]
Lack of prenatal care code for AT THE DELIVERY/CHILDBIRTH
Hi, no you can't use the O09 code with the delivery. Per the guidelines you would assign any complications that occurred (eg, why is she having a c-sec) and if there are no complications use O80 or... [ Read More ]
Amerigroup and high risk DX
Hi....we're (NJ providers) billing for spontaneous delivery before 39 weeks with O75.82 or O80 and Amerigroup is denying our claims as needing a high risk DX code. These patients have no complications... [ Read More ]
O80 and D62
[QUOTE="kpeterson15, post: 491893, member: 746132"] The O80 is for normal uncomplicated delivery so since the patient had acute posthemorrhagic anemia it would not be a normal delivery. It would be de... [ Read More ]
O80 and D62
The O80 is for normal uncomplicated delivery so since the patient had acute posthemorrhagic anemia it would not be a normal delivery. It would be delivery, complicated by in the index. Not sure the ex... [ Read More ]
O80 and D62
Hi, I am coding a delivery and the hospital used O80 and D62, can anyone tell me if you can code them together? I know it says you can't use O80 with any other code from chapter 15 but I can't find an... [ Read More ]
Need Help with 59400 delivery within the 39 week mark denial for non specific diagnosis code
My providers are in New York when I bill BCBS or any of the medicaid hmo's if the patient is 39 weeks and delivers with no problems my first dx code is the o80 they don't seem to like this code and as... [ Read More ]
Diagnosis for onset labor
[QUOTE="nielynco, post: 485791, member: 10563"] According to ACOG, preterm labor is defined as regular contractions associated with cervical change before 37 weeks' gestation. Therefore at 38.6 weeks ... [ Read More ]
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