ICD-10-CM Codes
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O30-O48 Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems
O35- Maternal care for known or suspected fetal abnormality and damage

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O35.8

Maternal care for other (suspected) fetal abnormality and damage

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2017

2018

2019

2020

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

O35.8 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
Short description: Maternal care for oth fetal abnormality and damage
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM O35.8 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O35.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 O35.8 may differ.

Applicable To

Maternal care for damage to fetus from maternal listeriosis
Maternal care for damage to fetus from maternal toxoplasmosis

The following code(s) above O35.8 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 O35.8:

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
O35
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O35
Maternal care for known or suspected fetal abnormality and damage
Code Also
- any associated maternal condition
Includes
- the listed conditions in the fetus as a reason for hospitalization or other obstetric care to the mother, or for termination of pregnancy
Type 1 Excludes
- encounter for suspected maternal and fetal conditions ruled out (Z03.7-)
Maternal care for known or suspected fetal abnormality and damage

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 O35.8:

Pregnancy (single) (uterine) - see also Delivery and Puerperal
- complicated by (care of) (management affected by)
  - fetal (maternal care for)
    - abnormality or damage O35.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O35.9
      Maternal care for (suspected) fetal abnormality and damage, unspecified
      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
      - specified type NEC O35.8
    - damage from
      - maternal
        disease NEC O35.8
        listeriosis O35.8
        toxoplasmosis O35.8

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O35.8

O35.6XX5 …… fetus 5

O35.6XX9 …… other fetus

O35.7 Maternal care for (suspected) damage to fetus by other medical procedures

O35.7XX0 …… not applicable or unspecified

O35.7XX1 …… fetus 1

O35.7XX2 …… fetus 2

O35.7XX3 …… fetus 3

O35.7XX4 …… fetus 4

O35.7XX5 …… fetus 5

O35.7XX9 …… other fetus

O35.8 Maternal care for other (suspected) fetal abnormality and damage

O35.8XX0 …… not applicable or unspecified

O35.8XX1 …… fetus 1

O35.8XX2 …… fetus 2

O35.8XX3 …… fetus 3

O35.8XX4 …… fetus 4

O35.8XX5 …… fetus 5

O35.8XX9 …… other fetus

O35.9 Maternal care for (suspected) fetal abnormality and damage, unspecified

O35.9XX0 …… not applicable or unspecified

O35.9XX1 …… fetus 1

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 O35.8

Maternal care for other (suspected) fetal abnormality and damage

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Maternal care for known or suspected fetal abnormality and damage

Maternal care for (suspected) fetal abnormality and damage, unspecified