Wiki rectal bleeding in pregnancy

[ggparker14]

Which is the correct way to code rectal bleeding in pregnancy? 641.93 or 646.83, 569.3?

thanks for any help

 

[hjchamas]

Unless the bleeding is directly related to pregnancy, and antepartum hemorrhage codes don't really identify rectally. I would go with 569.3 with a 24 on your E/M or if the bleeding was a side mention at an OB visit, use it as a secondary code appended onto the pregnancy dx.