O82
O82 — Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
O82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for encounter for cesarean delivery without indication. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to indicate outcome of delivery (Z37.0)
Risk adjustment
O82 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How O82 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to O82.
- Admission›delivery, full-term, uncomplicated›cesarean, without indication
- Delivery›cesarean›without indication
- Encounter›delivery, full-term, uncomplicated›cesarean, without indication
Questions about O82
- Is O82 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. O82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does O82 sit in the tabular list?
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Encounter for delivery (O80-O82).