icd 10 code for growth deceleration

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R62. 50 - Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood | ICD-10-CM.

Coding Notes for R62.50 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.

MS-DRG Mapping

DRG Group #640-641 - Misc disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids or electrolytes with MCC.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R62.50 - Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R62.50. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code R62.50 and a single ICD9 code, 783.40 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.

When to use Z39.0 encounter?

In that case, you only use Z39.0, Encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery, since she didn’t actually deliver during this admission and wasn’t technically pregnant during this admission.

What is the O code for pregnancy?

There are O codes indicating that a condition in any other body system is impacting the pregnancy. If the rest of Chapter 15 doesn’t have a specific code, numerous “obstetric conditions not elsewhere classified which are complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium” can be found in O94-O9A.

What is the code for a cesarean delivery without indication?

If there is no indication (or more precisely, no medical indication –“OB going on vacation next week” probably isn’t really a legitimate indication), “O82, Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication” is the code.

Is a primary diagnosis an O code?

The primary diagnosis (PD) is always an “O” (for obstetrics) code. If she came in for an “unrelated” condition, there should be an O code – as a physician, I cannot recall a single patient who went on to deliver during an admission whose PD was not a complication of (or complicating) the pregnancy.

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