AAPC Ch.13 Female Reproductive System questions and answers Graded A+

AAPC Ch.13 Female Reproductive System questions and answers Graded A+ If a woman is hospitalized with severe pre-eclampsia in the 30th week of her pregnancy what is the diagnosis code for her daily visits? -O14.13, Z3A.30 Rationale: In the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index look for Pre-eclampsia/severe directing you to O14.1-. Verification in the Tabular List indicates that a 6th character is reported for the trimester of the pregnancy. 30 weeks of pregnancy places the patient in her third trimester reporting O14.13. The Tabular List at the beginning of Chapter 15 defines how many weeks are in the first, second and third trimesters. You will also see an instructional note to report a code from category Z3A to indicate the weeks of pregnancy. In the Alphabetic Index look for Pregnancy/weeks of gestation/30 weeks referring you to Z3A.30. Verify in the Tabular List. What does the abbreviation VBAC m