ICD-10-CM Codes
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O85-O92 Complications predominantly related to the puerperium
O90- Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O90.9

Complication of the puerperium, unspecified

2016

2017

2018

2019

Billable/Specific Code

Maternity Dx (12-55 years)

Female Dx

O90.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM O90.9 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O90.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 O90.9 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

O90.9 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 - 55 years inclusive.
O90.9 is applicable to female patients.

The following code(s) above O90.9 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 O90.9:

O00-O9A
2019 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
O85-O92
2019 ICD-10-CM Range O85-O92
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium
Type 2 Excludes
- mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium

Approximate Synonyms

Complication of pregnancy
Complication of puerperium
Complication of the puerperium

ICD-10-CM O90.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):

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

Convert O90.9 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O90.9:

Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- complications O90.9
- disease O90.9
- disorder O90.9

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O90.9

O90.0 Disruption of cesarean delivery wound

O90.1 Disruption of perineal obstetric wound

O90.2 Hematoma of obstetric wound

O90.3 Peripartum cardiomyopathy

O90.4 Postpartum acute kidney failure

O90.5 Postpartum thyroiditis

O90.6 Postpartum mood disturbance

O90.8 Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

O90.81 Anemia of the puerperium

O90.89 Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

O90.9 Complication of the puerperium, unspecified

O91 Infections of breast associated with pregnancy, the puerperium and lactation

O91.0 Infection of nipple associated with pregnancy, the puerperium and lactation

O91.01 Infection of nipple associated with pregnancy

O91.011 …… first trimester

O91.012 …… second trimester

O91.013 …… third trimester

O91.019 …… unspecified trimester

O91.02 Infection of nipple associated with the puerperium

O91.03 Infection of nipple associated with lactation

O91.1 Abscess of breast associated with pregnancy, the puerperium and lactation

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

2018/2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O90.9

Complication of the puerperium, unspecified

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Complications predominantly related to the puerperium