Wiki Active Labor

[KatieV7]

We are a SMALL outpatient hospital with no OB. I've been here for three years and this has never happened... Pt came into ER and the physician documented active labor. The pt was transferred to another hospital before delivery. I'm having a hard time finding a dx code for active labor, how would this be coded??

Any and all help is appreciated!! Thank you!

 

[tracylc10]

There really isn't a code for that. You would use Z34, encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy.