ICD-10-CM Codes
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O10-O16 Edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O15- Eclampsia
2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O15.2

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O15.2

Eclampsia complicating the puerperium

2016

2017 - Revised Code

2018

2019

2020

Billable/Specific Code

Maternity Dx (12-55 years)

O15.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM O15.2 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O15.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 O15.2 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

O15.2 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 - 55 years inclusive.

The following code(s) above O15.2 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 O15.2:

O00-O9A
2020 ICD-10-CM Range O00-O9A
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Note
- 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.
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O15
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O15
Eclampsia
Includes
- convulsions following conditions in O10-O14 and O16
Eclampsia

Approximate Synonyms

Eclampsia - delivered
Eclampsia postpartum added to pre-existing hypertension
Eclampsia, baby delivered (seizures in pregnancy)
Postpartum (after childbirth) eclampsia with preexisting hypertension

ICD-10-CM O15.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

769 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses with o.r. Procedure
776 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses without o.r. Procedure

Convert O15.2 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): Revised code
- New description: Eclampsia complicating the puerperium
- 2016 description: Eclampsia in the puerperium
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O15.2:

Eclampsia, eclamptic (coma) (convulsions) (delirium) (with hypertension) O15.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O15.9
Eclampsia, unspecified as to time period
Applicable To
Eclampsia NOS
- complicating
  - postpartum O15.2
  - puerperium O15.2
Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- eclampsia O15.2 (with pre-existing hypertension)
- toxemia O15.2 (eclamptic) (pre-eclamptic) (with convulsions)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O15.2

O14.92 …… second trimester

O14.93 …… third trimester

O14.94 …… complicating childbirth

O14.95 …… complicating the puerperium

O15 Eclampsia

O15.0 Eclampsia complicating pregnancy

O15.00 …… unspecified trimester

O15.02 …… second trimester

O15.03 …… third trimester

O15.1 Eclampsia complicating labor

O15.2 Eclampsia complicating the puerperium

O15.9 Eclampsia, unspecified as to time period

O16 Unspecified maternal hypertension

O16.1 Unspecified maternal hypertension, first trimester

O16.2 Unspecified maternal hypertension, second trimester

O16.3 Unspecified maternal hypertension, third trimester

O16.4 Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating childbirth

O16.5 Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating the puerperium

O16.9 Unspecified maternal hypertension, unspecified trimester

O20 Hemorrhage in early pregnancy

O20.0 Threatened abortion

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O15.2

Eclampsia complicating the puerperium

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Eclampsia

Eclampsia, unspecified as to time period