Question

A patient is seen for three extra visits during the third trimester of her pregnancy because of her history of pre-eclampsia during her last pregnancy which puts her at risk for a recurrence of the problem during this pregnancy. no problems develop. what diagnosis code(s) is reported for these three extra visits?

Answer 1

The ICD-10-CM that should be reported is the O10.013. This is for pregnancies with pre-existing hypertension complicating the pregnancy in the third trimester. Since the patient is predisposed to pre-eclampsia from previous pregnancy and she is in her third trimester, the code to be used is O10.013.