icd 10 code for placental infarction

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Placental infarction, unspecified trimester. O43.819 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM O43.819 became effective on October 1, 2018.

Placental infarction, unspecified trimester
O43. 819 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 O43. 819 became effective on October 1, 2021.

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What is the ICD 10 code for placenta infarction?

 · 2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O43.81 Placental infarction 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code O43.81 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM O43.81 became effective on October 1, 2021.

What is the ICD 10 code for third trimester placenta?

 · Placental infarction, unspecified trimester 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years) O43.819 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 O43.819 became effective on October 1, 2021.

Which ICD-10 code should not be used for reimbursement purposes?

 · 2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O43.811 2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O43.811 Placental infarction, first trimester 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years) 1st Trimester (< 14 weeks) O43.811 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement …

Specific Coding for Placental infarction

Non-specific codes like O43.81 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for placental infarction:

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code (s). The following references for the code O43.81 are found in the index:

Information for Patients

Every pregnancy has some risk of problems. You may have problems because of a health condition you had before you got pregnant. You could also develop a condition during pregnancy.

The ICD code O43 is used to code Placental disease

A placental disease is any disease, disorder, or pathology of the placenta. The article also covers placentation abnormalities, which is often used synonymously for placental disease.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O43.81 - Placental infarction'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code O43.81. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

What is the O43.819 code?

O43.819 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of placental infarction, unspecified trimester. The code O43.819 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 O43.819 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like deficiency of placental function, disorder of placental circulatory function, lesion of placenta, necrosis of placenta, placenta infarcted , placental abnormality, etc.#N#The code O43.819 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 O43.819 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 O43.819 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.