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O00-O9A

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Chapter 15

This chapter covers ICD-10-CM codes in the range O00-O9A for pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. Covers conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium including complications of pregnancy and delivery.

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Chapter Notes

CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS

Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)

Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:

1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days

2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days

3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery

Excludes1

1 item
  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)

Excludes2

4 items
  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

Use Additional Code

1 item
  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Pregnancy with abortive outcome

Supervision of high risk pregnancy

Edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy

Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems

Complications of labor and delivery

Encounter for delivery

Complications predominantly related to the puerperium

Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified

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