Patient is treated for an incomplete abortion at 9 weeks. Patient originally thought she expelled all uterine products until she became very ill and developed a fever. Physician determined she was septic.

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The correct code for this scenario is 59830 (Treatment of incomplete abortion, any trimester, completed surgically; with cervical dilation and curettage). This is because the patient had an incomplete abortion and required a surgical procedure (D&C) to remove the remaining uterine products. The other options (59812, 59820, 59840) do not accurately describe this specific scenario.

Patient Is Treated for an Incomplete Abortion at 9 Weeks