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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O90

Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

ICD-10-CM Code:
O90
ICD-10 Code for:
Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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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 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified. 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.

Specific Coding Applicable to Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

Non-specific codes like O90 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 complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified:

  • Use O90.0 for Disruption of cesarean delivery wound - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O90.1 for Disruption of perineal obstetric wound - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O90.2 for Hematoma of obstetric wound - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O90.3 for Peripartum cardiomyopathy - BILLABLE CODE

  • O90.4 for Postpartum acute kidney failure - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O90.41 for Hepatorenal syndrome following labor and delivery - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O90.49 for Other postpartum acute kidney failure - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O90.5 for Postpartum thyroiditis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O90.6 for Postpartum mood disturbance - BILLABLE CODE

  • O90.8 for Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O90.81 for Anemia of the puerperium - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O90.89 for Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O90.9 for Complication of the puerperium, unspecified - BILLABLE 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.