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Z33.2

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Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy

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

What This Code Means

A visit for the purpose of terminating a pregnancy through elective abortion.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the method of termination (medication, surgical, etc.) and gestational age if available
  • •This code should be paired with the appropriate procedure code for the termination method

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • early fetal death with retention of dead fetus (O02.1)
  • late fetal death (O36.4)
  • spontaneous abortion (O03)

Code Hierarchy

└Z33Pregnant state└Z33.2Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy
└Z33.2Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy

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