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Diagnosis for Pre-Eclampsia No Longer Present
Published on Mon Feb 22, 2016
Question: How do you code for a postpartum follow-up visit for a patient who had gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia whose symptoms are no longer present? Oklahoma Subscriber Answer: You should report codes Z39.2 (Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up) and Z87.59 (Personal history of other complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium) for a follow-up visit for gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia that is [...]