ICD-10 Coding/Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period

This lesson introduces ICD-10-CM Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period.

Objectives and Skills

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Objectives and skills for this lesson include:

  1. Apply ICD-10-CM coding guidelines for accurate selection and sequencing of diagnosis codes commonly used to describe certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  2. Apply ICD-10-PCS coding guidelines for accurate selection of procedure codes commonly used to diagnose and treat certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

Guidelines

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Start Here

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Chapter 16 specific guidelines can be found on pages 69-72 of this document

Part 1: Diagnoses

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CG I.C.16.a. General Perinatal Rules
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CG I.C.16.a.1) Use of Chapter 16 Codes
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CG I.C.16.a.2) Principal Diagnosis for Birth Record
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CG I.C.16.a.3) Use of Codes from other Chapters with Codes from Chapter 16
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CG I.C.16.a.4) Use of Chapter 16 Codes after the Perinatal Period
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CG I.C.16.a.5) Birth process or community acquired conditions
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CG I.C.16.a.6) Code all clinically significant conditions
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CG I.C.16.b. Observation and Evaluation of Newborns for Suspected Conditions not Found
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CG I.C.16.b.1) Use of Z05 codes
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CG I.C.16.b.2) Z05 on Other than the Birth Record
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CG I.C.16.b.3) Z05 on a birth record
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CG I.C.16.c. Coding Additional Perinatal Diagnoses
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CG I.C.16.c.1) Assigning codes for conditions that require treatment
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CG I.C.16.c.2) Codes for conditions specified as having implications for future health care needs
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CG I.C.16.d. Prematurity and Fetal Growth Retardation
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CG I.C.16.e. Low birth weight and immaturity status
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CG I.C.16.f. Bacterial Sepsis of Newborn
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CG I.C.16.g. Stillbirth
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Part 2: Procedures

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Learning Resources

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Activities

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Lesson Summary

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Key Terms

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See Also

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References

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