Scenario:
An elderly primigravida mother is admitted at term and has a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery. What ICD-10-CM code(s) would be assigned to this visit?
Answer:
O80 Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
Rationale:
ICD-10-CM Guideline I.C.15.b.2 Codes from category O09, Supervision of high-risk pregnancy, are itended for use only during prenatal period. For complications during the labor or delivery episode as a result of high-risk pregnancy, assign the applicable complication codes from Chapter 15. If there are no complications during the labor or delivery episode, assign code O80, Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery.
Reference:
Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter 2016, P. 150