O00-O9A

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Chapter 15

Covers conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium including complications of pregnancy and delivery.

Additional Information

From parent codes: O00-O9A (Chapter 15)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom O00-O9A

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom O00-O9A

Excludes2 means 'NOT INCLUDED HERE!' An Excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time.

  • 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 CodeFrom O00-O9A

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
NotesFrom O00-O9A

Additional notes from parent codes that apply to this code.

  • 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

Codes in this Chapter (71)

O00Ectopic pregnancy5 codesO01Hydatidiform mole3 codesO02Other abnormal products of conception4 codesO03Spontaneous abortion10 codesO04Complications following (induced) termination of pregnancy4 codesO07Failed attempted termination of pregnancy5 codesO08Complications following ectopic and molar pregnancy10 codesO09Supervision of high risk pregnancy11 codesO10Pre-existing hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium6 codesO11Pre-existing hypertension with pre-eclampsia6 codesO12Gestational [pregnancy-induced] edema and proteinuria without hypertension3 codesO13Gestational [pregnancy-induced] hypertension without significant proteinuria6 codesO14Pre-eclampsia4 codesO15Eclampsia4 codesO16Unspecified maternal hypertension6 codesO20Hemorrhage in early pregnancy3 codesO21Excessive vomiting in pregnancy5 codesO22Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy8 codesO23Infections of genitourinary tract in pregnancy7 codesO24Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium6 codesO25Malnutrition in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium3 codesO26Maternal care for other conditions predominantly related to pregnancy10 codesO28Abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother8 codesO29Complications of anesthesia during pregnancy9 codesO30Multiple gestation5 codesO31Complications specific to multiple gestation5 codesO32Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus8 codesO33Maternal care for disproportion10 codesO34Maternal care for abnormality of pelvic organs10 codesO35Maternal care for known or suspected fetal abnormality and damage10 codesO36Maternal care for other fetal problems9 codesO40Polyhydramnios4 codesO41Other disorders of amniotic fluid and membranes4 codesO42Premature rupture of membranes3 codesO43Placental disorders5 codesO44Placenta previa6 codesO45Premature separation of placenta [abruptio placentae]3 codesO46Antepartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified3 codesO47False labor3 codesO48Late pregnancy2 codesO60Preterm labor3 codesO61Failed induction of labor4 codesO62Abnormalities of forces of labor7 codesO63Long labor4 codesO64Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus8 codesO65Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality8 codesO66Other obstructed labor9 codesO67Labor and delivery complicated by intrapartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified3 codesO68Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balanceO69Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications8 codesO70Perineal laceration during delivery6 codesO71Other obstetric trauma10 codesO72Postpartum hemorrhage4 codesO73Retained placenta and membranes, without hemorrhage2 codesO74Complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery10 codesO75Other complications of labor and delivery, not elsewhere classified8 codesO76Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and deliveryO77Other fetal stress complicating labor and delivery4 codesO80Encounter for full-term uncomplicated deliveryO82Encounter for cesarean delivery without indicationO85Puerperal sepsisO86Other puerperal infections5 codesO87Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium7 codesO88Obstetric embolism5 codesO89Complications of anesthesia during the puerperium9 codesO90Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified9 codesO91Infections of breast associated with pregnancy, the puerperium and lactation3 codesO92Other disorders of breast and disorders of lactation associated with pregnancy and the puerperium8 codesO94Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperiumO98Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium10 codesO99Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium9 codes