AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2002 Fourth Quarter; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED DIAGNOSIS CODES

Ectopic Pregnancy with Uterine Pregnancy

At the request of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), effective October 1, 2002, new codes have been created to allow the coding of multiple gestation pregnancies with a combination of ectopic and intrauterine pregnancies. The increased use of assisted reproductive technologies has resulted in an increase in multiple gestation pregnancies in which an intrauterine pregnancy may coexist with an ectopic pregnancy. 633 Ectopic pregnancy 633.0 Abdominal pregnancy New code 633.00 Abdominal pregnancy without intrauterine pregnancy New code 633.01 Abdominal pregnancy with intrauterine pregnancy 633.1 Tubal pregnancy New code 633.10 Tubal pregnancy...

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