2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z3A.16. 16 weeks gestation of pregnancy. Z3A.16 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
OB Diagnoses Coding with ICD-10-CM Obstetric cases require diagnosis codes from chapter 15 of ICD-10-CM, “Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium.” It includes categories O00–O9A arranged in the following blocks: O00–O08, Pregnancy with abortive outcome
Obstetric cases require diagnosis codes from chapter 15 of ICD-10-CM, “Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium.” It includes categories O00–O9A arranged in the following blocks: O00–O08, Pregnancy with abortive outcome. O09, Supervision of high-risk pregnancy.
ICD-10-CM/PCS will capture a greater level of specificity for obstetric coding. This article highlights some of the new features in coding obstetric cases with ICD-10-CM/PCS. Obstetric cases require diagnosis codes from chapter 15 of ICD-10-CM, “Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium.”
ICD-10 code Z3A. 1 for Weeks of gestation of pregnancy, weeks 10-19 is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Z3A.17ICD-10-CM Code for 17 weeks gestation of pregnancy Z3A. 17.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z34: Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy.
Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy, unspecified, unspecified trimester. Z34. 90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z34.
Z3A.26ICD-10-CM Code for 26 weeks gestation of pregnancy Z3A. 26.
Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy, unspecified90 Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy, unspecified, unspecified trimester.
Encounter for suprvsn of normal pregnancy, firstZ34. 81 Encounter for suprvsn of normal pregnancy, first trimester - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
Z34. 91 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 - 55 years inclusive. Z34. 91 is applicable to mothers in the first trimester of pregnancy, which is defined as less than 14 weeks since the first day of the last menstrual period.
Z34.90Z34. 90 - Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy, unspecified, unspecified trimester | ICD-10-CM.
Should the provider specify that the pregnancy is incidental to the encounter, ICD-10-CM code Z33. 1 (pregnancy state, incidental) should be used in place of ICD-10-CM codes O00-O9A. Include the condition being treated and document that it is not affecting the pregnancy.
Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows: 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days. 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days. 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery.
O99. 8 Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
24 weeks gestation of pregnancy 1 Z3A.24 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z3A.24 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z3A.24 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z3A.24 may differ.
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ( O09 - O9A) Note. Codes from category Z3A are for use, only on the maternal record, to indicate the weeks of gestation of the pregnancy, if known. Weeks of gestation. Present On Admission.
If a delivery occurs during an admission and there is an “in childbirth” option for the obstetric complication being coded, the “in childbirth” code should be assigned. If the complication occurs after delivery , the “in puerperium” code should be assigned if available.
They are defined as follows: First trimester: less than 14 weeks 0 days. Second trimester: 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days. Third trimester: 28 weeks 0 days until delivery.
Additionally, trimester is not a component of some obstetric codes because the condition either always occurs in a specific trimester or the trimester concept is not applicable. Examples of ICD-10-CM codes not classified by trimester are O62.1, Secondary uterine inertia, O63.1, Prolonged second stage (of labor), and O70.1, ...
The Pregnancy ICD 10 code belong to the Chapter 15 – Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium of the ICD-10-CM and these codes take sequencing priority over all the other chapter codes.
Ectopic pregnancy (Code range- O00.00 – O00.91) – This is a potentially life-threatening condition in which the fertilize egg is implanted outside the uterus, usually in one of the fallopian tubes or occasionally in the abdomen or ovaries.
The chapter 15- Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium codes can be used only to code the maternal records and never the newborn records. Any complications or conditions arising due to pregnancy, childbirth or puerperium should be coded using the codes from this chapter.
Galactorrhea. Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified (Code range O94-O9A) Sequelae (Late effects) of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (O94)- Includes conditions or late effects that may occur any time after the puerperium.
Morbidly adherent placenta (Placenta accrete, Placenta increta, Placenta percreta) Placental infarction. Placenta previa (Code range O44.00- O44.53)- Condition in which the placenta is implanted in the lower parts of the uterus.
If the provider has documented that the pregnancy is incidental to the visit, which means that the reason for the visit was not pregnancy related and the provider did not care for the pregnancy, the code to be used is Z33.1, Pregnant state, incidental and not the chapter 15 codes.
If the patient is admitted with a pregnancy complication which necessitated a Cesarean delivery, the code for the complication should be sequenced first. But if the reason for admission was different from the reason for the C-section, the reason for the admission will be sequenced first.