AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 3; Ask the Editor

Ischemic Cardiomyopathy due to Peripartum Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

A 43-year-old female was transferred to our facility for treatment of end-stage ischemic cardiomyopathy due to peripartum spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) that occurred more than ten years ago. She is status post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement in 2010 as a bridge to heart transplantation. Since the provider documented that the ischemic cardiomyopathy is due to peripartum SCAD, would codes O90.3, Peripartum cardiomyopathy and O94, Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, be assigned? ...

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