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What ICD-9-CM coding scheme is used to show that a therapeutic abortion resulted in a live fetus?

Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:11 pm
by answerhappygod
What ICD-9-CM coding scheme is used to show that a therapeutic abortion resulted in a live fetus?

A. spontaneous abortion; V30 code to show a newborn birth
B. code 644.21, early onset of delivery; V27 code (outcome of delivery)
C. abortion by type; V27 code (outcome of delivery)
D. therapeutic abortion B