AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2008 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Maternal and Fetal Complications Due to In Utero Procedures

Effective October 1, 2008, a new category has been created to separately identify maternal and fetal complications from in utero procedures (679). This category is used on the mother’s record when the management of a current pregnancy is affected due to a complication of in utero surgery performed during the current pregnancy. In utero surgery is a highly technical approach to repair certain physical defects of the fetus, while it is still in the uterus of the pregnant mother. The procedure involves opening the gravid uterus through the less invasive approach or through an open Cesarean...

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