Section
O22.0
Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy
Hierarchy
Notes
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CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
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Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
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Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
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1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
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2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
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3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Inclusion Terms
O22.0
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Varicose veins NOS in pregnancy
Use Additional
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code from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Excludes 1
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venous complications of:
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abortion NOS (O03.9)
- O03.9 Complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion without complication
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ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.7)
- O08.7 Other venous complications following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
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failed attempted abortion (O07.35)
- O07.35 Other venous complications following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
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induced abortion (O04.85)
- O04.85 Other venous complications following (induced) termination of pregnancy
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spontaneous abortion (O03.89)
- O03.89 Complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion with other complications
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supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
- Z34 Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy
Excludes 2
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obstetric pulmonary embolism (O88.-)
- O88 Obstetric embolism
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venous complications and hemorrhoids of childbirth and the puerperium (O87.-)
- O87 Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium
- O30-O48 Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48)
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maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the puerperium (O98-O99)