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O12.03

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Gestational edema, third trimester

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

What This Code Means

Swelling in the legs, feet, or hands that develops during the third trimester (final weeks) of pregnancy due to fluid retention.

Coding Tips

  • •Third trimester begins at week 21 and continues through delivery
  • •Most common time for gestational edema to be most noticeable

Code Hierarchy

└O12Gestational [pregnancy-induced] edema and proteinuria without hypertension└O12.0Gestational edema└O12.03Gestational edema, third trimester
└O12.03Gestational edema, third trimester

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