2021 ICD-10-CM Code O99.43
Diseases of the circulatory system complicating the puerperium
Valid for Submission
O99.43 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of diseases of the circulatory system complicating the puerperium. The code O99.43 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code O99.43 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like cerebrovascular disorder in the puerperium, heart disease in mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth and/or puerperium, puerperal cerebrovascular disorder - delivered, puerperal cerebrovascular disorder - delivered with postnatal complication, puerperal cerebrovascular disorder with antenatal complication , puerperal cerebrovascular disorder with postnatal complication, etc.
The code O99.43 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.
| ICD-10: | O99.43 |
| Short Description: | Diseases of the circ sys complicating the puerperium |
| Long Description: | Diseases of the circulatory system complicating the puerperium |
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code O99.43 are found in the index:
- - Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
- - apoplexy - O99.43
- - cerebrovascular disorder (conditions in I60-I69) - O99.43
- - circulatory system disorder - O99.43
- - disease - O90.9
- - cerebrovascular (acute) - O99.43
- - hematoma, subdural - O99.43
- - hemiplegia, cerebral - O99.355
- - due to cerbrovascular disorder - O99.43
- - hemorrhage - O72.1
- - brain - O99.43
- - bulbar - O99.43
- - cerebellar - O99.43
- - cerebral - O99.43
- - cortical - O99.43
- - extradural - O99.43
- - internal capsule - O99.43
- - intracranial - O99.43
- - intrapontine - O99.43
- - meningeal - O99.43
- - pontine - O99.43
- - subarachnoid - O99.43
- - subcortical - O99.43
- - subdural - O99.43
- - ventricular - O99.43
- - ischemia, cerebral - O99.43
- - monoplegia, cerebral - O99.43
- - occlusion, precerebral artery - O99.43
- - paralysis
- - cerebral - O99.43
- - paralytic stroke - O99.43
- - stroke - O99.43
- - Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) - I82.90
- - brain (artery) (stem) - See Also: Occlusion, artery, cerebral;
- - puerperal - O99.43
- - puerperal, postpartum - O87.0
- - brain (artery) - O99.43
- - cardiac - O99.43
- - cerebral (artery) - O99.43
- - brain (artery) (stem) - See Also: Occlusion, artery, cerebral;
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 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).
- Diagnoses for females only - The Medicare Code Editor detects inconsistencies between a patient’s sex and any diagnosis on the patient’s record, these edits apply to FEMALES only .
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Cerebrovascular disorder in the puerperium
- Heart disease in mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth AND/OR puerperium
- Puerperal cerebrovascular disorder - delivered
- Puerperal cerebrovascular disorder - delivered with postnatal complication
- Puerperal cerebrovascular disorder with antenatal complication
- Puerperal cerebrovascular disorder with postnatal complication
- Stroke in the puerperium
Convert O99.43 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code O99.43 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 674.04 - Cerebrovasc dis-postpart (Approximate Flag)
Information for Patients
Heart Diseases
Also called: Cardiac diseases
If you're like most people, you think that heart disease is a problem for others. But heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S. It is also a major cause of disability. There are many different forms of heart disease. The most common cause of heart disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself. This is called coronary artery disease and happens slowly over time. It's the major reason people have heart attacks.
Other kinds of heart problems may happen to the valves in the heart, or the heart may not pump well and cause heart failure. Some people are born with heart disease.
You can help reduce your risk of heart disease by taking steps to control factors that put you at greater risk:
- Control your blood pressure
- Lower your cholesterol
- Don't smoke
- Get enough exercise
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Postpartum Care
Also called: Post-pregnancy health
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.
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Vascular Diseases
What are vascular diseases?
Your vascular system is your body's network of blood vessels. It includes your
- Arteries, which carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your tissues and organs
- Veins, which carry the blood and waste products back to your heart
- Capillaries, which are tiny blood vessels that connect your small arteries to your small veins. The walls of the capillaries are thin and leaky, to allow for an exchange of materials between your tissues and blood.
Vascular diseases are conditions which affect your vascular system. They are common and can be serious. Some types include
- Aneurysm - a bulge or "ballooning" in the wall of an artery
- Atherosclerosis - a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. Plaque is made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances found in the blood.
- Blood clots, including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
- Coronary artery disease and carotid artery disease, diseases that involve the narrowing or blockage of an artery. The cause is usually a buildup of plaque.
- Raynaud's disease - a disorder that causes the blood vessels to narrow when you are cold or feeling stressed
- Stroke - a serious condition that happens when blood flow to your brain stops.
- Varicose veins - swollen, twisted veins that you can see just under the skin
- Vasculitis - inflammation of the blood vessels
What causes vascular diseases?
The causes of vascular diseases depend on the specific disease. These causes include
- Genetics
- Heart diseases such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure
- Infection
- Injury
- Medicines, including hormones
Sometimes the cause is unknown.
Who is at risk for vascular diseases?
The risk factors for vascular diseases can vary, depending on the specific disease. But some of the more common risk factors include
- Age - your risk of some diseases goes up as you get older
- Conditions that can affect the heart and blood vessels, such as diabetes or high cholesterol
- Family history of vascular or heart diseases
- Infection or injury that damages your veins
- Lack of exercise
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Sitting or standing still for long periods of time
- Smoking
What are the symptoms of vascular diseases?
The symptoms for each disease are different.
How are vascular diseases diagnosed?
To make a diagnosis, your health care provider will do a physical exam and ask about your symptoms and medical history. You may have imaging tests and/or blood tests.
How are vascular diseases treated?
Which treatment you get depends on which vascular disease you have and how severe it is. Types of treatments for vascular diseases include
- Lifestyle changes, such as eating a heart-healthy diet and getting more exercise
- Medicines, such as blood pressure medicines, blood thinners, cholesterol medicines, and clot-dissolving drugs. In some cases, providers use a catheter to send medicine directly to a blood vessel.
- Non-surgical procedures, such as angioplasty, stenting, and vein ablation
- Surgery
Can vascular diseases be prevented?
There are steps you can take to help prevent vascular diseases:
- Make healthy lifestyle changes, such as eating a heart-healthy diet and getting more exercise
- Don't smoke. If you are already a smoker, talk to your health care provider for help in finding the best way for you to quit.
- Keep your blood pressure and cholesterol in check
- If you have diabetes, control your blood sugar
- Try not to sit or stand for up long periods of time. If you do need to sit all day, get up and move around every hour or so. If you traveling on a long trip, you can also wear compression stockings and regularly stretch your legs.
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Code History
- 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)