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ICD-10-CM Codes
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O00-O9A
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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O20-O29
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy
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O26-
Maternal care for other conditions predominantly related to pregnancy
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O26.72
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O26.72
Subluxation of symphysis (pubis) in childbirth
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years)
- O26.72 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM O26.72 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O26.72 - other international versions of ICD-10 O26.72 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- O26.72 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 - 55 years inclusive.
The following code(s) above
O26.72 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
O26.72:
- O00-O9A
2021 ICD-10-CM Range O00-O9A
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumNote- 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
Type 1 Excludes- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Type 2 Excludes- 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 from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
- O20-O29
2021 ICD-10-CM Range O20-O29
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancyType 2 Excludes- maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48)
- maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the puerperium (O98-O99)
- O26.7
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O26.7
Subluxation of symphysis (pubis) in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- traumatic separation of symphysis (pubis) during childbirth (O71.6)
- Diastasis symphysis pubis in childbirth
- Dislocation of symphysis pubis in labor and delivery
ICD-10-CM O26.72 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 998 Principal diagnosis invalid as discharge diagnosis
Convert O26.72 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
- complicated O75.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O75.9
Complication of labor and delivery, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years)
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- subluxation of symphysis O26.72 (pubis)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O26.72
O26.62 Liver and biliary tract disorders in childbirth
O26.63 Liver and biliary tract disorders in the puerperium
O26.7 Subluxation of symphysis (pubis) in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O26.71 Subluxation of symphysis (pubis) in pregnancy
O26.72
Subluxation of symphysis (pubis) in childbirth
O26.73 Subluxation of symphysis (pubis) in the puerperium
O26.8 Other specified pregnancy related conditions
O26.81 Pregnancy related exhaustion and fatigue
O26.82 Pregnancy related peripheral neuritis
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
