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Questionable Obstetric Admission - ICD-10-PCS Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding claims data. The following 8 ICD-10-PCS codes are intended for questionable obstetric admission. The following procedure codes describing a cesarean section or vaginal delivery are considered to be a questionable admission except when reported with a corresponding secondary diagnosis code describing the outcome of delivery.

  • Extraction of Pregnancy

    • 10D00Z0 - Extraction of Products of Conception, High, Open Approach

    • 10D00Z1 - Extraction of Products of Conception, Low, Open Approach

    • 10D00Z2 - Extraction of Products of Conception, Extraperitoneal, Open Approach

    • 10D07Z3 - Extraction of Products of Conception, Low Forceps, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

    • 10D07Z4 - Extraction of Products of Conception, Mid Forceps, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

    • 10D07Z5 - Extraction of Products of Conception, High Forceps, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

    • 10D07Z7 - Extraction of Products of Conception, Internal Version, Via Natural or Artificial Opening

  • Delivery of Pregnancy

    • 10E0XZZ - Delivery of Products of Conception, External Approach