ICD-9 Code 635.72
Legally induced abortion, with other specified complications, complete
Not Valid for Submission
635.72 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of legally induced abortion, with other specified complications, complete. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
ICD-9: | 635.72 |
Short Description: | Leg ab w compl NEC-comp |
Long Description: | Legally induced abortion, with other specified complications, complete |
Convert 635.72 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
Code Classification
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Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (630–679)
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Ectopic and molar pregnancy and other pregnancy with abortive outcome (630-639)
- 635 Legally induced abortion
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Ectopic and molar pregnancy and other pregnancy with abortive outcome (630-639)
Information for Medical Professionals
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-9 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Maternity diagnoses (age 12 through 55) Maternity diagnoses (age 12 through 55)
Maternity diagnoses: Age range is 12–55 years inclusive.
Information for Patients
Abortion
An abortion is a procedure to end a pregnancy. It uses medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. The procedure is done by a licensed health care professional.
The decision to end a pregnancy is very personal. If you are thinking of having an abortion, most health care providers advise counseling.
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ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.