2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O90.9

Complication of the puerperium, unspecified

ICD-10-CM Code:
O90.9
ICD-10 Code for:
Complication of the puerperium, unspecified
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    (O00-O9A)
    • Complications predominantly related to the puerperium
      (O85-O92)
      • Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
        (O90)

O90.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of complication of the puerperium, unspecified. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

The code O90.9 is applicable to female patients aged 12 through 55 years inclusive. It is clinically and virtually impossible to use this code on a non-female patient outside the stated age range.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like O90.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Amniotic fluid pulmonary embolism with postnatal complication
  • Arterial air embolus
  • Asymptomatic bacteriuria
  • Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy
  • Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy with postnatal complication
  • Bacteriuria
  • Benign essential hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium with postnatal complication
  • Cerebrovascular disorder in the puerperium
  • Cervical incompetence
  • Cervical incompetence
  • Cervical incompetence with antenatal problem
  • Cervical incompetence with postnatal complication
  • Cervical laceration
  • Complication of pregnancy, childbirth and/or puerperium
  • Complication of the puerperium
  • Damage to pelvic joints AND/OR ligaments during delivery
  • Disorder of puerperium
  • Failure of lactation
  • Failure of lactation with postnatal complication
  • Fatigue during pregnancy
  • Fatigue during pregnancy with postnatal complication
  • Fourth degree perineal laceration
  • Fourth degree perineal tear during delivery with postnatal problem
  • Genital tear resulting from childbirth
  • Genital tear resulting from childbirth
  • Genitourinary tract infection in pregnancy
  • Genitourinary tract infection in pregnancy with postnatal complication
  • Laceration of cervix - obstetric
  • Laceration of uterus
  • Maternal distress
  • Maternal distress
  • Maternal distress with postnatal problem
  • Maternal hypotension syndrome
  • Maternal hypotension syndrome with postnatal problem
  • Obstetric air pulmonary embolism with postnatal complication
  • Obstetric anesthesia with cardiac complications
  • Obstetric anesthesia with cardiac complications with postnatal problem
  • Obstetric anesthesia with central nervous system complication with postnatal problem
  • Obstetric anesthesia with central nervous system complications
  • Obstetric anesthesia with pulmonary complications
  • Obstetric anesthesia with pulmonary complications with postnatal problem
  • Obstetric blood-clot pulmonary embolism with postnatal complication
  • Obstetric breast abscess
  • Obstetric breast abscess with postnatal complication
  • Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments with postnatal problem
  • Obstetric high vaginal laceration
  • Obstetric high vaginal laceration with postnatal problem
  • Obstetric laceration of cervix with postnatal problem
  • Obstetric nipple infection
  • Obstetric nipple infection with postnatal complication
  • Obstetric non-purulent mastitis
  • Obstetric non-purulent mastitis with postnatal complication
  • Obstetric pelvic hematoma with postnatal problem
  • Obstetric pelvic joint damage
  • Obstetric perineal wound disruption
  • Obstetric perineal wound disruption with postnatal complication
  • Obstetric pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Obstetric pyemic and septic pulmonary embolism
  • Obstetric pyemic and septic pulmonary embolism with postnatal complication
  • Obstetrical blood clot embolism
  • Open injury of uterus
  • Pelvic hematoma during delivery
  • Peripheral neuritis in pregnancy
  • Peripheral neuritis in pregnancy with postnatal complication
  • Post-delivery acute renal failure with postnatal problem
  • Postnatal examination finding
  • Postnatal examination minor problem found
  • Postpartum acute renal failure
  • Postpartum coagulation defects
  • Postpartum coagulation defects with postnatal problem
  • Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia with pre-existing hypertension
  • Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia with pre-existing hypertension with postnatal complication
  • Puerperal cerebrovascular disorder with postnatal complication
  • Puerperal peritonitis
  • Puerperal peritonitis with postnatal complication
  • Puerperal salpingitis
  • Puerperal salpingitis with postnatal complication
  • Puerperal sepsis
  • Puerperal sepsis with postnatal complication
  • Pulmonary air embolism
  • Pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Retained placenta
  • Retained placenta with no hemorrhage with postnatal problem
  • Retained placenta, without hemorrhage
  • Retained secundines
  • Septic embolus of artery
  • Septic pulmonary embolism
  • Suppressed lactation
  • Suppressed lactation with postnatal complication
  • Uterine laceration during delivery
  • Vaginal tear resulting from childbirth

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Bacteriuria

    the presence of bacteria in the urine which is normally bacteria-free. these bacteria are from the urinary tract and are not contaminants of the surrounding tissues. bacteriuria can be symptomatic or asymptomatic. significant bacteriuria is an indicator of urinary tract infection.
  • Urinary Tract

    the duct which coveys urine from the pelvis of the kidney through the ureters, bladder, and urethra.
  • Fourth Degree Perineal Laceration

    injury to perineum involving anal sphincter complex and internal anal sphincter and anal epithelium. (revitalize)
  • Postpartum Acute Renal Failure

    renal failure that occurs postpartum due to any partum problem (hemorrhage, sepsis, preeclampsia).

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10-CM Code Edits are applicable to this code:

  • Maternity diagnoses - The Medicare Code Editor detects inconsistencies in maternity cases by checking a patient's age and any diagnosis on the patient's record. The maternity code edits apply to patients age ange is 9–64 years inclusive (e.g., diabetes in pregnancy, antepartum pulmonary complication).
  • Diagnoses for females only - The Medicare Code Editor detects inconsistencies between a patient’s sex and any diagnosis on the patient’s record, these edits apply to FEMALES only .

Convert O90.9 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 674.92 - Puerp comp NOS-del w p/p
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 674.94 - Puerp compl NOS-postpart
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Postpartum Care

Taking home a new baby is one of the happiest times in a woman's life. But it also presents both physical and emotional challenges. :

  • Get as much rest as possible. You may find that all you can do is eat, sleep, and care for your baby. And that is perfectly okay. You will have spotting or bleeding, like a menstrual period, off and on for up to six weeks.
  • You might also have swelling in your legs and feet, feel constipated, have menstrual-like cramping. Even if you are not breastfeeding, you can have milk leaking from your nipples, and your breasts might feel full, tender, or uncomfortable.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions on how much activity, like climbing stairs or walking, you can do for the next few weeks.
  • Doctors usually recommend that you abstain from sexual intercourse for four to six weeks after birth.

In addition to physical changes, you may feel sad or have the "baby blues." If you are extremely sad or are unable to care for yourself or your baby, you might have a serious condition called postpartum depression.

Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.