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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A34
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A34
Obstetrical tetanus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years) Female Dx
- A34 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A34 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A34 - other international versions of ICD-10 A34 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- A34 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 - 55 years inclusive.
- A34 is applicable to female patients.
The following code(s) above
A34 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
A34:
- 769 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses with o.r. Procedures
- 776 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses without o.r. Procedures
Convert A34 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
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to A34:
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Type 1 Excludes: A35
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A35
Other tetanus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- tetanus neonatorum (A33)
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Type 2 Excludes: O86, O98
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O86
Other puerperal infections
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- infection during labor (O75.3)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
Use Additional- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O98
Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Includes- the listed conditions when complicating the pregnant state, when aggravated by the pregnancy, or as a reason for obstetric care
Type 2 Excludes- herpes gestationis (O26.4-)
- infectious carrier state (O99.82-, O99.83-)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- puerperal infection (O86.-)
- puerperal sepsis (O85)
- when the reason for maternal care is that the disease is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)
Use Additional- code (Chapter 1), to identify specific infectious or parasitic disease
- Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- Tetanus, tetanic (cephalic) (convulsions) A35
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A35
Other tetanus
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- tetanus neonatorum (A33)
- with
- obstetrical A34
- puerperal, postpartum, childbirth A34
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A34
A32.1 Listerial meningitis and meningoencephalitis
A32.12 Listerial meningoencephalitis
A32.8 Other forms of listeriosis
A32.81 Oculoglandular listeriosis
A32.89 Other forms of listeriosis
A32.9 Listeriosis, unspecified
A34
Obstetrical tetanus
A36.0 Pharyngeal diphtheria
A36.1 Nasopharyngeal diphtheria
A36.2 Laryngeal diphtheria
A36.3 Cutaneous diphtheria
A36.81 Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy
A36.82 Diphtheritic radiculomyelitis
A36.83 Diphtheritic polyneuritis
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
