ICD-10-CM Code O34.212

Maternal care for vertical scar from previous cesarean delivery

  1. ICD-10-CM Index
  2. Chapter: O00–O99
  3. Section: O30-O48
  4. Block: O34
  5. O34.212 - Maternal care for vertical scar from previous cesarean del
Version 2020 Billable Code Maternity Diagnoses Diagnoses For Females Only

Valid for Submission

O34.212 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of maternal care for vertical scar from previous cesarean delivery. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

The code O34.212 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.

ICD-10:O34.212
Short Description:Maternal care for vertical scar from previous cesarean del
Long Description:Maternal care for vertical scar from previous cesarean delivery

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code O34.212:

Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
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  • Maternal care for classical scar from previous cesarean delivery

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code O34.212 are found in the index:


Code Edits

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

  • Maternity diagnoses - Maternity. Age range is 12–55 years inclusive (e.g., diabetes in pregnancy, antepartum pulmonary complication).
  • Diagnoses for females only - Medicare Code Editor detects inconsistencies between a patient’s sex and any diagnosis on the patient’s record, this code applies to FEMALES only .

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code O34.212 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.

  • 817 - OTHER ANTEPARTUM DIAGNOSES WITH O.R. PROCEDURE WITH MCC
  • 818 - OTHER ANTEPARTUM DIAGNOSES WITH O.R. PROCEDURE WITH CC
  • 819 - OTHER ANTEPARTUM DIAGNOSES WITH O.R. PROCEDURE WITHOUT CC/MCC

Replacement Code

O34212 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):

  • O34.21 - Maternal care for scar from previous cesarean delivery

Convert O34.212 to ICD-9

  • 654.21 - Prev c-delivery-delivrd (Approximate Flag)
  • 654.23 - Prev c-delivery-antepart (Approximate Flag)

Code Classification

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00–O99)
    • Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48)
      • Maternal care for abnormality of pelvic organs (O34)

Code History

  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

Previous Code: O34.211

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