Wiki Threatened premature contraction

[Ravikirann]

Dear All,

what will be the icd-10 code for - THREATENED PREMATURE CONTRACTION.The patient was on her third trimester.Can i code O60.0 series. Patinet was not delivered yet.

Thanks In Advance
Ravi

 

[BenCrocker]

Look at O60.00 and search using Pregnancy; Complicated by; Preterm Labor, Without Delivery.

And when I did there was an Excludes 1 for Threatened Labor of O47.0 so, look there.

 

[Ravikirann]

Thanks Ben....