ICD-10-CM Code O20.0
Threatened abortion
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Female Only
Code is only used for female patients.Maternity Only
Code is only used for diagnoses related to pregnancy.O20.0 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of threatened abortion. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code O20 is used to code Obstetrical hemorrhage
Obstetrical hemorrhage refers to heavy bleeding during pregnancy, labor, or the puerperium. Bleeding may be vaginal and external, or, less commonly but more dangerously, internal, into the abdominal cavity. Typically bleeding is related to the pregnancy itself, but some forms of bleeding are caused by other events. Obstetrical hemorrhage is a major cause of maternal mortality.
Specialty: | Obstetrics |
MeSH Codes: | , D011248, D011248, D011248 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 641.666, 630, 640, 648 |
Coding Notes for O20.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Hemorrhage specified as due to threatened abortion
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #778 - Threatened abortion.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O20.0 - Threatened abortion'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code O20.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code O20.0 and a single ICD9 code, 640.03 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: O20 - Hemorrhage in early pregnancy