Question

Newborn twin girls delivered in the hospital via cesarean section at 27 weeks, weighing 850 grams for twin a and 900 grams for twin

b. both were diagnosed with extreme immaturity. what icd-10-cm codes should be reported for both twins?

Answer 1

The answers is code 765.03. There’s an assigned code for the birth of an infant from a categories V30-V39, this is according to the type of birth and from that series there is assigned as principal diagnosis. Assigned only once to a new born at the time of birth. Code 765.03 is assigned for extreme immaturity with weight between 750-999 grams.