Wiki induced abortion coding

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After how many weeks can an induced abortion be coded as a delivery? I know I saw it on ACOG before, but now I can't find it. I thought it was either 19 or 20 weeks.

Thank you for your help!
 
Can History of induced abortion be considered for coding current pregnancy as supervision of pregnancy with hx of poor obstetrics that is O09.29 series.
I would not unless the reason for the induced abortion was other than elective (ie, a history of a complication that lead to the abortion). This code was initially meant to convey things like a neonatal death or stillborn history, not induced abortion. Z87.59 can be reported instead if the provider is indicating this as part of her history (can be used to indicate a history of any code listed in the OB Chapter), but has not documented that this issue is of current concern.
 
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