Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion without complication

ICD-10-CM Code O03.9 
Complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion without complication

The ICD code O03 is used to code Miscarriage

Miscarriage, also known as spontaneous abortion and pregnancy loss, is the natural death of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently. Some use the cutoff of 20 weeks of gestation after which fetal death is known as a stillbirth. The most common symptoms of a miscarriage is vaginal bleeding. This may occur with or without pain. Tissue or clot like material may also come out the vagina. Sadness, anxiety, and guilt may also occur.


MS-DRG Mapping

  • DRG Group #770 - Abortion with d&c, aspiration curettage or hysterotomy.
  • DRG Group #779 - Abortion without d&c.

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