AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 2; Ask the Editor

Light Meconium Stained Fluid

A pregnant patient underwent a low transverse cesarean section at 38 weeks due to placenta previa. During the delivery, the provider noted light meconium-stained fluid. The infant had no signs of fetal distress, with Apgar score of 9 at one minute and 9 at five minutes. What is the appropriate code assignment for light meconium-stained fluid? Is code O77.0, Labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid, only assigned when the presence of meconium stained fluid results in fetal distress and maternal care is affected? ...

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