AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2004 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED DIAGNOSIS CODES
Encounter for Pregnancy Testing
Effective October 1, 2004, code V72.4 has been expanded to differentiate between encounters for pregnancy testing where the results are unconfirmed (V72.40) and encounters where the pregnancy examination or test results are known to be negative (V72.41). Revise V72.4 Pregnancy examination or test, pregnancy unconfirmed Delete Possible pregnancy, not (yet) confirmed New code V72.40 Pregnancy examination or test, pregnancy unconfirmed Possible pregnancy, not (yet) confirmed New code V72.41 Pregnancy examination or test, negative result ...
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