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O12.04

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Gestational edema, complicating childbirth

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 occurs during the actual labor and delivery process.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code when edema is documented as occurring during active labor or delivery
  • •Distinguish from pre-existing edema that continues through delivery

Code Hierarchy

└O12Gestational [pregnancy-induced] edema and proteinuria without hypertension└O12.0Gestational edema└O12.04Gestational edema, complicating childbirth
└O12.04Gestational edema, complicating childbirth

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