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ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery Z39.0

ICD-10 code Z39.0 for Encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery 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 care and examination of mother immediately after delivery
Care and observation in uncomplicated cases when the delivery occurs outside a healthcare facility
Excludes1: care for postpartum complication- see Alphabetic index

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Coding Inpatient Postpartum Care After Delivery of Stillborn En Route to Hospital
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Inpatient Substance Abuse
[QUOTE="TThivierge, post: 513315, member: 216725"] Hi Laylaykali, It seems you are doing this correctly with CPT 90791 and inpt psych codes 99231 -99233, but no idea of HCPCS to use in that setting. U... [ Read More ]
Inpatient Substance Abuse
Hi Laylaykali, It seems you are doing this correctly with CPT 90791 and inpt psych codes 99231 -99233, but no idea of HCPCS to use in that setting. Understand MD, PA, DO psychiatrist and psychologist ... [ Read More ]
Postpartum coding
[QUOTE="mistyrenee113@yahoo.com, post: 505763, member: 753758"] Hypertention... [/QUOTE] Then if the patient is being evaluated for PP hypertension, they use a Chapter 15 code rather than Z39 which im... [ Read More ]
Postpartum coding
[QUOTE="mistyrenee113@yahoo.com, post: 505739, member: 753758"] When doing the DX coding for PP hospital care do you still use codes from chapter 15, or do we go back to using regular codes? Is Z39.0 ... [ Read More ]
Postpartum coding
When doing the DX coding for PP hospital care do you still use codes from chapter 15, or do we go back to using regular codes? Is Z39.0 appropriate the day after delivery?... [ Read More ]
OB Postpartum IP
Hi: I have read previous threads but want to clarify why some coders are using Z39.0 for postpartum inpatient subsequent visits. The code has a statement under the description of the code "Code and ob... [ Read More ]
Cesarean Wound Dehiscence
Patient is seen for first postpartum visit on day #22, s/p primary low transverse cesarean. Patient c/o small amount of yellow/pinkish discharge from incision site. denies odor or pain. On PE, steri... [ Read More ]
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