Patient is admitted to the hospital 3 weeks' postpartum. She is having pain in her right calf and is given a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis. The patient is treated with IV heparin.

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O87.1 should be used as the primary diagnosis code for obstetric embolism and thrombosis, specifically postpartum. I82.4Z1 should be used as a secondary code to identify the right leg DVT location.

Patient Is Admitted to the Hospital 3 Weeks' Postpartum