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O21.8

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Other vomiting complicating pregnancy

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

What This Code Means

Other types of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy that do not fit into the standard categories of hyperemesis gravidarum or late vomiting.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for atypical vomiting presentations in pregnancy; document the specific characteristics
  • •Ensure the vomiting is pregnancy-related and not due to other gastrointestinal conditions

Use Additional Code

  • code, to identify cause.

Code Hierarchy

└O21Excessive vomiting in pregnancy└O21.8Other vomiting complicating pregnancy
└O21.8Other vomiting complicating pregnancy

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