icd 10 code for hemorrhage in early pregnancy

What causes bleeding during pregnancy?

Hormone pills, such as birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy (menopausal hormone therapy) Cancer of the cervix, ovaries, uterus or vagina. Thyroid problems. Bleeding during pregnancy can have several different causes.

Is it dangerous to bleed while pregnant?

Cancer of the cervix, ovaries, uterus or vagina. Thyroid problems. Bleeding during pregnancy can have several different causes. It is not always serious , but to be safe you should contact your health care provider right away.

What is the O20.9 code?

O20.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of hemorrhage in early pregnancy, unspecified. The code O20.9 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.#N#The ICD-10-CM code O20.9 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like bleeding from female genital tract during pregnancy or vaginal bleeding complicating early pregnancy.#N#The code O20.9 is applicable to female patients aged 12 through 55 years inclusive. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a non-female patient outside the stated age range.#N#Unspecified diagnosis codes like O20.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

What are the conditions that can complicate pregnancy?

Some common conditions that can complicate a pregnancy include. High blood pressure.

What is the GEM crosswalk?

The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code O20.9 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

The ICD code O20 is used to code Obstetrical hemorrhage

Obstetrical hemorrhage refers to heavy bleeding during pregnancy, labor, or the puerperium. Bleeding may be vaginal and external, or, less commonly but more dangerously, internal, into the abdominal cavity. Typically bleeding is related to the pregnancy itself, but some forms of bleeding are caused by other events.

Coding Notes for O20 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O20 - Hemorrhage in early pregnancy'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code O20. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.