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O10.12

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Pre-existing hypertensive heart disease complicating childbirth

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A pregnant woman who had high blood pressure with heart disease before pregnancy, and this condition is present during labor and delivery.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is used only during the childbirth episode; use O10.11 for pregnancy and O10.13 for postpartum period
  • •Requires documentation of pre-existing hypertensive heart disease and confirmation that patient is in active labor

Code Hierarchy

└O10Pre-existing hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium└O10.1Pre-existing hypertensive heart disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium└O10.12Pre-existing hypertensive heart disease complicating childbirth
└O10.12Pre-existing hypertensive heart disease complicating childbirth

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