2025 ICD-10-CM code O13
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - Edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium 15 Feed
Gestational (pregnancy-induced) hypertension without significant proteinuria.
Medical necessity is established by the diagnosis of gestational hypertension, which requires monitoring and management to prevent complications for both the mother and the fetus.
The physician is responsible for diagnosing and managing gestational hypertension, including monitoring blood pressure, assessing for signs of pre-eclampsia, and providing appropriate treatment and counseling.
In simple words: This code describes high blood pressure that develops during pregnancy without significant protein in the urine.
Gestational (pregnancy-induced) hypertension without significant proteinuria. Includes: gestational hypertension NOS; transient hypertension of pregnancy
Example 1: A 28-year-old woman in her second trimester presents with a blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg.Urinalysis shows no significant proteinuria.She is diagnosed with gestational hypertension., A 35-year-old woman in her third trimester is found to have a blood pressure of 150/100 mmHg during a routine check-up. Urine protein is negative.She has no other symptoms.The diagnosis is gestational hypertension., A woman in her first trimester of pregnancy has elevated blood pressure readings in several measurements over a week, but no protein in her urine. She is diagnosed with gestational hypertension and advised to have close monitoring through her pregnancy.
Documentation should include blood pressure readings, urinalysis results, and the absence of pre-eclamptic symptoms. The trimester of pregnancy should also be documented.
** Excludes1: supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-); Excludes2: mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-); obstetrical tetanus (A34); postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0); puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
- Specialties:Obstetrics, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Family Medicine
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