AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2011 Issue 4; Ask the Editor
Appropriate Fifth-Digits for Elective Legal Abortion
Given the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting,“Fifth digit assignment for abortion (categories 634-637) is based on the status of the patient at the beginning (or start) of the encounter.†Is the fifth digit of “2†(complete) appropriate for an admission for a legally induced abortion, as indicated in Coding Clinic, Second Quarter 2010, page 7? ...
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