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Your 640.0x Codes Condense Into a Single Option in 2014

Published on Wed Jan 23, 2013

Avoid reporting this ICD-10 code with O00-O08. A threatened abortion is a condition suggesting the patient may miscarry before her 20th week of pregnancy. This may be characterized by bleeding, cramping or pain, and/or cervical dilation. This condition should not be confused with spotting in pregnancy (ICD-9-CM code 649.5x), which is not classified as a threatened abortion. Currently, you would [...]
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