My coding classmates and I are debating the semantics of the episode of care (5th digit) for OB Dx codes.
The assessment is "puerperal pulmonary embolism", 673.8x. They say the 5th digit is 4, "postpartum condition", while I say 0, "unspecified", because the condition could have begun immediately following labor during a delivery episode of care, so we cannot rule out 2.
I would be interested in any additional perspectives.
The assessment is "puerperal pulmonary embolism", 673.8x. They say the 5th digit is 4, "postpartum condition", while I say 0, "unspecified", because the condition could have begun immediately following labor during a delivery episode of care, so we cannot rule out 2.
I would be interested in any additional perspectives.