kumeena
True Blue
OB pt went to ED for abdominal pain . No vag discharge/bleeding. Final diagnosis is "Abdominal pain in pregnancy". Is it 789.00 & V22.2 or 789.00 & 646.80.
Thank you
Thank you
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Wiki Abdominal pain
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mitchellde
True Blue
You always code the pregnancy code and the chapter 11 (630-677) code is first listed. The provider must specifically state that the current condition is not complicating the pregnancy. It is either a 646 or a 648 code depending on the documentation
kumeena
True Blue
Thank you Debra.