Inappropriate change in quantitative human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in early pregnancy

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Inappropriate change in quantitative human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in early pregnancy

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from O02 Other abnormal products of conception

Excludes1 - never coded here

papyraceous fetus (O31.0-)

Use additional code

code from category O08 to identify any associated complication.

Inherited from the O00-O08 section Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O08)

Excludes1 - never coded here

continuing pregnancy in multiple gestation after abortion of one fetus or more (O31.1-, O31.3-)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Pregnancy > high-risk
Supervision > pregnancy
Pregnancy > normal > high-risk
Supervision > high-risk pregnancy
Pregnancy > examination > high-risk
Encounter > pregnancy > supervision of
Pregnancy > prenatal care only > high-risk
Pregnancy > complicated by > previous history of
Pregnancy > chemical
Pregnancy > biochemical
Inappropriate > change in quantitative human chorionic gonadotropin in early pregnancy
Inappropriate > level of quantitative human chorionic gonadotropin for gestational age in early pregnancy

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
O02.89	Other abnormal products of conception	Valid