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Wiki Coding ICD-10 009.5-- Supervision of elderly pregnancy

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Start date Jan 4, 2018

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peabodym

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Jan 4, 2018

Can you assign the Supervision of elderly pregnancy code (009.5__) if the provider does not state in the medical record Advanced Maternal Age? ACOG states that is patient is 35 years and older at expected date of delivery, this DX can be assigned. Some coders argue that the medical must state "Advanced Maternal Age" to assign.

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