AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Laparotomy with Delivery of Demised Fetus and Repair of Ruptured Uterus

A pregnant patient underwent surgical intervention at 32 weeks of gestation. Following midline laparotomy, the uterus was found to have ruptured at the site of a previous hysterotomy. The demised fetus and placenta were located outside of the uterus in the abdomen. The fetus was removed and the uterine rupture was repaired. What are the correct procedure code assignments for removal of the demised fetus and repair of the uterine rupture? ...

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