2021 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 2021
Billable Code
Maternity Diagnoses
Diagnoses For Females Only
MS-DRG Mapping

Valid for Submission

O34.212 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of maternal care for vertical scar from previous cesarean delivery. The code O34.212 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 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

Code Classification

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

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Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
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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

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Replacement Code

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

Convert O34.212 to ICD-9 Code

The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code O34.212 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • 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

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