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Follow Basic ICD-9 Rules for Pregnant Smokers

Published on Sun Feb 10, 2008

Question: A patient is pregnant and hasn't stopped. Should I consider a smoker to be high risk in a pregnancy? New York Subscriber Answer: Yes, but you should assign 649.03 (Tobacco use disorder complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium; antepartum condition or complication) only when the smoking is actually complicating the pregnancy and the physician is intervening because of it. This is a basic ICD-9 rule.  If the physician is not intervening, then use V23.89 (Other high-risk pregnancy) and 305.1 (Tobacco use disorder)
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