ICD-10-CM Codes
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O20-O29 Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy
O25- Malnutrition in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O25.2

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O25.2

Malnutrition in childbirth

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Billable/Specific Code

Maternity Dx (12-55 years)

O25.2 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 O25.2 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O25.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 O25.2 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

O25.2 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 - 55 years inclusive.

The following code(s) above O25.2 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 O25.2:

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
O20-O29
2020 ICD-10-CM Range O20-O29
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy
Type 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)
Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy

Approximate Synonyms

Poor nutrition in childbirth

ICD-10-CM O25.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

998 Principal diagnosis invalid as discharge diagnosis

Convert O25.2 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): No change
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 O25.2:

Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
- complicated O75.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O75.9
  Complication of labor and delivery, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years)
  - by
    - malnutrition O25.2

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O25.2

O24.913 …… third trimester

O24.919 …… unspecified trimester

O24.92 Unspecified diabetes mellitus in childbirth

O24.93 Unspecified diabetes mellitus in the puerperium

O25 Malnutrition in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

O25.1 Malnutrition in pregnancy

O25.10 …… unspecified trimester

O25.11 …… first trimester

O25.12 …… second trimester

O25.13 …… third trimester

O25.2 Malnutrition in childbirth

O25.3 Malnutrition in the puerperium

O26 Maternal care for other conditions predominantly related to pregnancy

O26.0 Excessive weight gain in pregnancy

O26.00 …… unspecified trimester

O26.01 …… first trimester

O26.02 …… second trimester

O26.03 …… third trimester

O26.1 Low weight gain in pregnancy

O26.10 …… unspecified trimester

O26.11 …… first trimester

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 O25.2

Malnutrition in childbirth

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy

Complication of labor and delivery, unspecified