ICD-10-CM Code O35.0
Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation in fetus
NON-BILLABLE
7th Character Required
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code O35.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'maternal care for (suspected) cnsl malformation in fetus' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
| 7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
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| 0 | O35.0XX0 | not applicable or unspecified |
| 1 | O35.0XX1 | fetus 1 |
| 2 | O35.0XX2 | fetus 2 |
| 3 | O35.0XX3 | fetus 3 |
| 4 | O35.0XX4 | fetus 4 |
| 5 | O35.0XX5 | fetus 5 |
| 9 | O35.0XX9 | other fetus |
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More InfoCoding Notes for O35.0 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. - Maternal care for fetal anencephaly
- Maternal care for fetal hydrocephalus
- Maternal care for fetal spina bifida
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Chromosomal abnormality in fetus - instead, use code O35.1
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Known OR suspected fetal spina bifida with myelomeningocele affecting obstetrical care (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O35.0 - Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation in fetus'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code O35.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: O35 - Maternal care for known or suspected fetal abnormality and damage