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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O35.00

Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, unspecified

ICD-10-CM Code:
O35.00
ICD-10 Code for:
Mat care (suspected) cnsl malf/damag fts, unspecified
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    (O00-O9A)
    • Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems
      (O30-O48)
      • Maternal care for known or suspected fetal abnormality and damage
        (O35)

O35.00 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, unspecified. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like O35.00 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.

Specific Coding Applicable to Mat care (suspected) cnsl malf/damag fts, unspecified

Non-specific codes like O35.00 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for mat care (suspected) cnsl malf/damag fts, unspecified:

  • Use O35.00X0 for not applicable or unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O35.00X1 for fetus 1 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O35.00X2 for fetus 2 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O35.00X3 for fetus 3 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O35.00X4 for fetus 4 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O35.00X5 for fetus 5 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O35.00X9 for other fetus - BILLABLE CODE

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 History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023