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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O90.49

Other postpartum acute kidney failure

ICD-10-CM Code:
O90.49
ICD-10 Code for:
Other postpartum acute kidney failure
Is Billable?
Yes - 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)

O90.49 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other postpartum acute kidney failure. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

The code O90.49 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.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Post-delivery acute renal failure with postnatal problem
  • Postpartum acute renal failure
  • Postpartum acute renal failure

Clinical Information

  • Postpartum Acute Renal Failure

    renal failure that occurs postpartum due to any partum problem (hemorrhage, sepsis, preeclampsia).

New 2024 ICD-10-CM Code

O90.49 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2024, effective October 1, 2023. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2023. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2024 (October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024).

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
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.
  • Postpartum acute kidney failure
  • Puerperal anuria
  • Puerperal oliguria

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 Edits

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

  • Maternity diagnoses - The Medicare Code Editor detects inconsistencies in maternity cases by checking a patient's age and any diagnosis on the patient's record. The maternity code edits apply to patients age ange is 9–64 years inclusive (e.g., diabetes in pregnancy, antepartum pulmonary complication).

Replacement Code

O9049 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):

  • O90.4 - Postpartum acute kidney failure

Code History

  • FY 2024 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024