Coding

  • 1.  ICD 10 for maternal ascites.

    Posted 02-26-2021 12:33
    Patient  has lupus nephritis , and presented at 9 weeks with significant ascites. 
    What  "O" code do i use for this?

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    Heather Stanley-Christian
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  • 2.  RE: ICD 10 for maternal ascites.

    Posted 02-26-2021 21:59
    Hi Heather,
    Lupus nephritis would be coded:
    • O99.891 (Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy)
    • M32.14 (glomerular disease in SLE) or M32.15 (tubulo-interstitial nephropathy in SLE)
    Fadi

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    Fadi Bsat, MD
    Past Chair, SMFM Coding Committee
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