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O12.25

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Gestational edema with proteinuria, complicating the puerperium

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

What This Code Means

Swelling and protein in the urine occurring in the postpartum period (after delivery) in a patient with gestational edema and proteinuria.

Coding Tips

  • •Document that both edema and proteinuria persist or occur in the postpartum period
  • •The puerperium extends approximately 6 weeks after delivery

Code Hierarchy

└O12Gestational [pregnancy-induced] edema and proteinuria without hypertension└O12.2Gestational edema with proteinuria└O12.25Gestational edema with proteinuria, complicating the puerperium
└O12.25Gestational edema with proteinuria, complicating the puerperium

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