jmddwilson
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I have a patient that is 38 wks pregnant, scheduled for C-Section and had spontaneous rupture of membranes. She came to the hospital and MD scheduled her for C/S prior to going into labor. Within 3 hours of SROM, patient delivered by C/S. In looking at the ICD 10 codes, O42.02 reads Full-term premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture. My question is: Can this code be used without actually going in to labor or is there another code?