What ICD-9-CM Coding Scheme Is Used to Show That a Therapeutic

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Multiple Choice

What ICD-9-CM coding scheme is used to show that a therapeutic abortion resulted in a live fetus?

• A) spontaneous abortion; V30 code to show a newborn birth
• B) code 644.21, early onset of delivery; V27 code (outcome of delivery)
• C) abortion by type; V27 code (outcome of delivery)
• D) therapeutic abortion

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