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ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy Z33.2

ICD-10 code Z33.2 for Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

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Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy
Excludes1: early fetal death with retention of dead fetus (O02.1)
late fetal death (O36.4)
spontaneous abortion (O03)

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[QUOTE="abernathy4, post: 497197, member: 344774"] I was taught by our coding support dept it would be appropriate to use Z33.1 if provider was seeing a patient for another issue (like a GYN complaint... [ Read More ]
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