2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O75.4Other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures
ICD-10-CM Codes›O00-O9A›O60-O77›O75
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
O75.4 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). The code is restricted by the Medicare Code Editor to maternity cases (age 9 through 64). In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Complications specified during childbirth.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for O75.4.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Anoxia of brain
- Cardiac arrest following obstetric procedure
- Cerebral anoxia following obstetric procedure
- Disorder following obstetric procedure
- Failed obstetrical version
- Heart failure following obstetric procedure
- Injury of female genital organ due to obstetric procedure
- Oxygen supply absent
- Rupture of gravid uterus
- Rupture of uterus
- Rupture of uterus due to obstetric procedure
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Inclusion Terms
- Cardiac arrest following obstetric surgery or procedures
- Cardiac failure following obstetric surgery or procedures
- Cerebral anoxia following obstetric surgery or procedures
- Pulmonary edema following obstetric surgery or procedures
Use Additional Code
- code to identify specific complication
Type 2 Excludes
- complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery O74
- disruption of obstetrical surgical wound O90.0 O90.1
- hematoma of obstetrical surgical wound O90.2
- infection of obstetrical surgical wound O86.0
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
- Anoxia (pathological) - R09.02
- delivery (cesarean) (instrumental) - O75.4
- delivery (cesarean) (instrumental) - O75.4
- postprocedural - I97.12
- obstetric procedure - O75.4
External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance
References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.
- Anoxia(pathological)
- cerebral
- complicating
- delivery (cesarean) (instrumental)
- Arrest, arrested
- cardiac
- complicating
- delivery (cesarean) (instrumental)
- Arrest, arrested
- cardiac
- postprocedural
- obstetric procedure
- Complication(s) (from) (of)
- delivery
- procedure (instrumental) (manual) (surgical)
- Complication(s) (from) (of)
- obstetric
- procedure (instrumental) (manual) (surgical) specified NEC
- Failure, failed
- heart (acute) (senile) (sudden)
- complicating
- delivery (cesarean) (instrumental)
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Childbirth Problems
Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include:
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Convert O75.4 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About O75.4Overview
Is O75.4 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
Who can O75.4 be reported for?
The Medicare Code Editor checks other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures against patient demographics: this code is intended for maternity cases (age 9 through 64). Claims outside these limits are flagged as inconsistent.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of O75.4?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures converts to ICD-9-CM 669.41 (oth ob compl-delivered), 669.42 (oth ob compl-deliv w p/p), and 669.44 (oth ob surg compl-postpa). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
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.
