O99.8 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Short description for O99.8 ICD 10 code:
Oth diseases and conditions compl preg/chldbrth
Use additional:
- code to identify condition
Type 2 excludes for O99.8 ICD 10 code
- genitourinary infections in pregnancy (O23.-)
- infection of genitourinary tract following delivery (O86.1-O86.4)
- malignant neoplasm complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O9A.1-)
- maternal care for known or suspected abnormality of maternal pelvic organs (O34.-)
- postpartum acute kidney failure (O90.4)
- traumatic injuries in pregnancy (O9A.2-)
Codes
- O99.81 Abnormal glucose complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- O99.810 Abnormal glucose complicating pregnancy
- O99.814 Abnormal glucose complicating childbirth
- O99.815 Abnormal glucose complicating the puerperium
- O99.82 Streptococcus B carrier state complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- O99.820 Streptococcus B carrier state complicating pregnancy
- O99.824 Streptococcus B carrier state complicating childbirth
- O99.825 Streptococcus B carrier state complicating the puerperium
- O99.83 Other infection carrier state complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- O99.830 Other infection carrier state complicating pregnancy
- O99.834 Other infection carrier state complicating childbirth
- O99.835 Other infection carrier state complicating the puerperium
- O99.84 Bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- O99.840 Bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- O99.841 Bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, first trimester
- O99.842 Bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, second trimester
- O99.843 Bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, third trimester
- O99.844 Bariatric surgery status complicating childbirth
- O99.845 Bariatric surgery status complicating the puerperium
- O99.89 Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- O99.891 Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy
- O99.892 Other specified diseases and conditions complicating childbirth
- O99.893 Other specified diseases and conditions complicating puerperium
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to O99.8 ICD10 Code:
- O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- O94-O9A Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified
- O99 Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
O99.8 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about O99.8 ICD 10 code
Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include:
- Preterm (premature) labor, when your labor starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy
- Premature rupture of membranes (PROM), when your water breaks too early. If labor does not start soon afterwards, this can raise the risk of infection.
- Problems with the placenta, such as the placenta covering the cervix, separating from the uterus before birth, or being attached too firmly to the uterus
- Labor that does not progress, meaning that labor is stalled. This can happen when
- Your contractions weaken
- Your cervix does not dilate (open) enough or is taking too long to dilate
- The baby is not in the right position
- The baby is too big or your pelvis is too small for the baby to move through the birth canal
- Abnormal heart rate of the baby. Often, an abnormal heart rate is not a problem. But if the heart rate gets very fast or very slow, it can be a sign that your baby is not getting enough oxygen or that there are other problems.
- Problems with the umbilical cord, such as the cord getting caught on the baby's arm, leg, or neck. It's also a problem if cord comes out before the baby does.
- Problems with the position of the baby, such as breech, in which the baby is going to come out feet first
- Shoulder dystocia, when the baby's head comes out, but the shoulder gets stuck
- Perinatal asphyxia, which happens when the baby does not get enough oxygen in the uterus, during labor or delivery, or just after birth
- Perineal tears, tearing of your vagina and the surrounding tissues
- Excessive bleeding, which can happen when the delivery causes tears to the uterus or if you are not able to deliver the placenta after you give birth to the baby
- Post-term pregnancy, when your pregnancy lasts more than 42 weeks
If you have problems in childbirth, your health care provider may need to give you medicines to induce or speed up labor, use tools to help guide the baby out of the birth canal, or deliver the baby by Cesarean section.
NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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