Do people know that the medical diagnosis for miscarriages within the first 3 months of pregnancy is "Spontaneous Abortion?" If the fetus dies and the mother does not deliver it, the diagnosis is "incomplete abortion." In both cases a D & C must be performed to remove the fetus and/or any products of the conception.
Christians, if you work in a hospital, say as a insurance biller, please do not jump to the conclusion that the woman had an abortion when you see the term used as a diagnosis. The term means something different when it is used as a diagnosis and a procedure.
2007-04-18 05:00:10 · 5 answers · asked by Shirley T 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I worked in a Business Office of a hospital. It was large enough that the billers were not the coders. Coders were par of Medical Records. Many of the Business Office employees would see the abortion diagnosis and assume an abortion procedure was done.
2007-04-18 05:27:10 · update #1
Umm.. first, you are correct as to the name. But not every miscarriage means a D&C. Most doctors will wait with a spontaneous miscarriage to see if everything clears out on it's own. An incomplete miscarriage does require a D&C. If one isn't preformed, the woman would more then likely get a very bad infection that can lead to a hysterectomy in some cases.
Just because it is listed as that on the insurance form, doesn't mean that people really think that an abortion was done. That is just the way most insurance companies list it. And also, on the forms a diagnosis and a procedure are different codes, so it isn't even coded the same.
I have had 2 miscarriage and a still birth. On the still birth, a D&C had to be done. It was done at the same time as the baby was delivered, so it was easier for me. Neither of my miscarriages required a D&C. Just to clarify a few things for you.
2007-04-18 05:07:42 · answer #1 · answered by odd duck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think we're intelligent enough to understand this.
However, what you may not know is that an incomplete natural abortion and a spontaneous abortion have special codes, known as "diagnosis codes." Another type of code, known as "CPT Codes," designates a surgical abortion. Billers and hospital workers know the difference between them all.
EDIT: Then that's a training issue with that Hospital. The majority of billers/coders I know certainly do know the difference.
2007-04-18 05:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm pro-choice but do not work in a hospital.
Interesting info...
2007-04-18 05:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by strpenta 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok
2007-04-18 05:04:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thanks for clearing that up : )
2007-04-18 05:05:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋