O00-O9A

ICD-10-CM Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Chapter 15 of the ICD-10-CM tabular list covers O00-O9A. It contains 9 blocks of related categories, listed below with the categories published in each.

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • 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

Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.

  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Notes

  • 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

O00-O08Pregnancy with abortive outcome

O09Supervision of high risk pregnancy

O10-O16Edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

O20-O29Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy

O30-O48Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems

O60-O77Complications of labor and delivery

O80-O82Encounter for delivery

O85-O92Complications predominantly related to the puerperium

O94-O9AOther obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified

Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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