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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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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O26.872
Cervical shortening, second trimester
2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years) Female Dx 2nd Trimester (14-28 weeks)
- O26.872 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM O26.872 became effective on October 1, 2017.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O26.872 - other international versions of ICD-10 O26.872 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- O26.872 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 - 55 years inclusive.
- O26.872 is applicable to female patients.
- O26.872 is applicable to mothers in the second trimester of pregnancy, which is defined as between equal to or greater than 14 weeks to less than 28 weeks since the first day of the last menstrual period.
The following code(s) above
O26.872 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
O26.872:
- O00-O9A
2018 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
2018 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)
- O26.87
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O26.87
Cervical shortening
2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- encounter for suspected cervical shortening ruled out (Z03.75)
- 781 Other antepartum diagnoses with medical complications
- 782 Other antepartum diagnoses without medical complications
Convert O26.872 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O26.872
O26.842 Uterine size-date discrepancy, second trimester
O26.843 Uterine size-date discrepancy, third trimester
O26.849 Uterine size-date discrepancy, unspecified trimester
O26.85 Spotting complicating pregnancy
O26.86 Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP)
O26.872
…… second trimester
O26.89 Other specified pregnancy related conditions
O26.9 Pregnancy related conditions, unspecified
O26.90 …… unspecified trimester
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
