ICD-10-CM tabular list

Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

O00-O9A

Chapter 15 of the ICD-10-CM tabular list covers pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, codes O00-O9A. It holds 3,023 codes across 9 blocks, of which 2,437 are billable and 586 are header codes that cannot go on a claim. 1,453 (48%) require a 7th character.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

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

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

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

Notes

Additional guidance from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

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 — never code together

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

Use additional code

Notes

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