Pregnancy coding: Understanding the differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM

July 24, 2012

As you get the opportunity to investigate the complete pregnancy chapter in ICD-10-CM, you will find that the additional information required is already in the patient’s chart. Shelley C. Safian, PhD, CCS-P, CPC-H, CPC-I, compares and contrasts the code choices for pregnancy in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM.

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