AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2006 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Conditions Complicating Pregnancy

Effective October 1, 2006, category 649 has been created to describe certain conditions or status of the mother, which affect the pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium. The new code sets describe the following conditions affecting pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium: tobacco use disorder, obesity, bariatric surgery status, coagulation defects, epilepsy, spotting and uterine size date discrepancy. New category 649 Other conditions or status of the mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium New subcategory 649.0 Tobacco use disorder complicating pregnancy, [0-4] childbirth, or the puerperium Smoking complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the Puerperium New subcategory 649.1 Obesity complicating...

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