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Is this code for professional claims only or is it required for inpatient hospitals to bill a delivery that occurred outside of the hospital without complications?
Yes, you would use it in that situation but it is not limited to that situation.The ICD book reads Z39.0 "Care and observation in uncomplicated cases when the delivery occurs outside a healthcare facility."
Guidelines - When the mother delivers outside of the hospital prior to admission and is admitted for routine postpartum care and no complications are noted, code Z39.0. Encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery, should be assigned as the principal diagnosis. So, do you think this can only be coded on professional claims or can this be used on hospital coding to reflect care of a postpartum patient that didn't deliver in their facility? So sorry for all of the questions.