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Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O99.21

Obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

ICD-10-CM Code:
O99.21
ICD-10 Code for:
Obesity comp pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    (O00-O9A)
    • Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified
      (O94-O9A)
      • Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
        (O99)

O99.21 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium. 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 Obesity comp pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

Non-specific codes like O99.21 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 obesity comp pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium:

  • Use O99.210 for Obesity complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O99.211 for Obesity complicating pregnancy, first trimester - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O99.212 for Obesity complicating pregnancy, second trimester - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O99.213 for Obesity complicating pregnancy, third trimester - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O99.214 for Obesity complicating childbirth - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O99.215 for Obesity complicating the puerperium - BILLABLE CODE

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.


Use Additional Code

Use Additional 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.
  • code to identify the type of obesity E66

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).

Patient Education


Obesity

Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat, and/or body water. Both terms mean that a person's weight is greater than what's considered healthy for his or her height.

Obesity happens over time when you eat more calories than you use. The balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person. Factors that might affect your weight include your genetic makeup, overeating, eating high-fat foods, and not being physically active.

Obesity increases your risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and some cancers. If you have obesity, losing even 5 to 10% of your weight can delay or prevent some of these diseases. For example, that means losing 10 to 20 pounds if you weigh 200 pounds.

NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases


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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.