Encounter for pregnancy test, result negative

This code signifies a patient encounter specifically for the purpose of undergoing a pregnancy test, where the test results were definitively negative. It indicates that pregnancy was ruled out at the time of the encounter based on the test performed.

This code is appropriate for documenting visits where a patient presents with symptoms suggestive of pregnancy, for routine screening, or for confirmation of non-pregnancy, and the subsequent test yields a negative result. It is used when the primary reason for the visit is the pregnancy test itself.

• Do not use this code if the patient is confirmed pregnant; instead, use codes from the O00-O9A chapter.
• This code is for the encounter for the test, not for the test procedure itself.
• Consider any co-existing conditions or symptoms that prompted the test as secondary diagnoses.