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ICD-10-CM Code for Pre-existing secondary hypertension complicating childbirth O10.42

ICD-10 code O10.42 for Pre-existing secondary hypertension complicating childbirth is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Pre-existing secondary hypertension complicating childbirth

O10.4

Use additional code from I15 to identify the type of secondary hypertension

O10

Includes: pre-existing hypertension with pre-existing proteinuria complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Excludes2: pre-existing hypertension with superimposed pre-eclampsia complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O11.-)

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2021 regular OB visit- column 1
Hello I hope this helps. I'm a current coder for OB GYN and I use for an uncomplicated pregnancy for a routine visit as Z34.9X 1 for first trimester, 2 for second and 3 for third. The only time you wo... [ Read More ]
Z38.00
You have to start with an "O" code for the encounter for delivery. [SIZE=5][B]OB Diagnoses Coding with ICD-10-CM[/B][/SIZE] Obstetric cases require diagnosis codes from chapter 15 of ICD-10-CM, â€... [ Read More ]
Supervision of pregnancy following previous miscarriage
[b]History of miscarriage diagnosis[/b] I'm wondering about this too. I would go with Z87.59 history of other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium and O10.912 for the chronic HT... [ Read More ]
Help! Diagnosis for Pregnancy Supervision
You use an O99 code first followed by the code for the condition such as use a code from the O99.5 category first followed by a code for sinusitis and then a z3a code. Or if there is a code for the co... [ Read More ]
ICD code for PIH after delivery or post partum
Coding Guidelines Chapter 15 Peripartum and Postpartum periods The postpartum period begins immediately after delivery and continues for six weeks following delivery. The peripartum period is d... [ Read More ]
Pre-eclampsia
There are several categories that do have an 'in childbirth' option in addition to the trimester offerings. Look at O10 category and you will see the option for complicating childbirth, the O11 codes... [ Read More ]
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