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ICD-10-CM Code for Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium O98.8

ICD-10 code O98.8 for Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

O98

Includes: the listed conditions when complicating the pregnant state, when aggravated by the pregnancy, or as a reason for obstetric care

Excludes2: herpes gestationis (O26.4-)
infectious carrier state (O99.82-, O99.83-)
obstetrical tetanus (A34)
puerperal infection (O86.-)
puerperal sepsis (O85)
when the reason for maternal care is that the disease is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)

Use additional code (Chapter 1), to identify specific infectious or parasitic disease

 
O98.8 Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy
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Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating childbirth
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Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating the puerperium

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Unless the provider documents that the pregnancy is incidental, you will always code the pregnancy or the management as being complicated by the presence of other specified conditions including mental... [ Read More ]
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I would use the ENM+ the CPT code for the removal. I will append mod 25 to the ENM code. Some payers may not pay for antepartum complications... O98.31X + the A code for the condylomas + Z3A.36.... [ Read More ]
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Per AHA Coding guidelines, any condition present during pregnancy is a complication unless otherwise stated. "it is the providers' responsibility to state that the condition being treated is not affe... [ Read More ]
is hep C carrier a pregnancy complication?
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No you must use a pregnancy code when your patient is pregnant unless the provider specifically documents that the current condition is not complicating the pregnancy. This codes out pregnancy, compl... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="mitchellde, post: 307451, member: 30657"]I think you mean [B]O[/B]98.7[B]1[/B]9 not 098.79, these are O not 0 codes and it does make a difference and there is no O98.79 code in the system.[/QU... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="Tamil arasi, post: 307323, member: 270482"]1.A pregnant woman who is HIV positive status but is without symptoms - According to this case we have to code HIV without symptoms= Z21, as back pai... [ Read More ]
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1.A pregnant woman who is HIV positive status but is without symptoms - According to this case we have to code HIV without symptoms= Z21, as back pain is not the associated symptom of HIV as mentioned... [ Read More ]
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The first listed code must be the O98.719 followed by the Z21 then the M54.9 and the Z3A.00, So it looks like you left off the Z code and the back pain, The Z2A code would come as a secondary code a... [ Read More ]
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I coded this as O98.719 (HIV in pregnancy) Z21 (HIV) and missed the code(s) for back pain. If anyone can answer the following I'd appreciated it: Is Z3A.00 coded for gestation weeks unspecified? Is ... [ Read More ]
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