2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z87.59Personal history of other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Z87.59 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for personal history of other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). The code is not accepted as a principal diagnosis by the Medicare Code Editor and exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Personal history of other disease.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z87.59.
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Z87.59 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review other POA exempt codes.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Antenatal care: history of trophoblastic disease
- Antenatal care: obstetric risk
- Deliveries by breech extraction
- H/O: biliary disease
- H/O: coagulation defect
- H/O: hypertension
- H/O: perinatal problem
- H/O: uterine inversion
- History of antiretroviral therapy
- History of antiretroviral therapy during labor and delivery
- History of cholestasis
- History of fetal growth retardation
- History of insufficient prenatal care
- History of perineal laceration
- History of peripartum antiretroviral therapy
- History of poor pregnancy outcome
- History of previous intrauterine growth restricted newborn
- History of psychotic disorder
- History of seizure
- History of thrombocytopenia
- Maternal prolapsed cord
- Past pregnancy history of antepartum hemorrhage
- Past pregnancy history of benign gestational thrombocytopenia
- Past pregnancy history of cholestasis in pregnancy
- Past pregnancy history of complication occurring during labor and delivery
- Past pregnancy history of complication of pregnancy, childbirth and/or puerperium
- Past pregnancy history of delivery of macrosomal infant
- Past pregnancy history of disorder of puerperium
- Past pregnancy history of early neonatal death
- Past pregnancy history of eclampsia
- Past pregnancy history of ectopic pregnancy
- Past pregnancy history of fetal growth restriction
- Past pregnancy history of first degree perineal laceration
- Past pregnancy history of gestational hypertension
- Past pregnancy history of gestational trophoblastic disease
- Past pregnancy history of intrauterine fetal death
- Past pregnancy history of late neonatal death
- Past pregnancy history of low-lying placenta
- Past pregnancy history of miscarriage
- Past pregnancy history of molar pregnancy
- Past pregnancy history of multiple miscarriages
- Past pregnancy history of neonatal death
- Past pregnancy history of perinatal death
- Past pregnancy history of placenta accreta
- Past pregnancy history of placenta previa
- Past pregnancy history of placental abruption
- Past pregnancy history of postpartum gestational hypertension
- Past pregnancy history of postpartum hemorrhage
- Past pregnancy history of postpartum psychosis
- Past pregnancy history of pre-eclampsia
- Past pregnancy history of pregnancy loss in non-pregnant woman
- Past pregnancy history of pregnancy with abnormal glucose tolerance test
- Past pregnancy history of pregnancy with abortive outcome
- Past pregnancy history of preterm premature rupture of membranes
- Past pregnancy history of prolonged labor
- Past pregnancy history of recurrent miscarriage
- Past pregnancy history of retained placenta
- Past pregnancy history of Rhesus isoimmunization affecting pregnancy
- Past pregnancy history of severe pre-eclampsia
- Past pregnancy history of small for gestational age baby
- Past pregnancy history of stillbirth
Tabular List NotesGuidance
Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.
Inclusion Terms
- Personal history of trophoblastic disease
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.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
- History
- personal (of) - See Also: History, family (of);
- disease or disorder (of) - Z87.898
- trophoblastic - Z87.59
- obstetric complications - Z87.59
- childbirth - Z87.59
- pregnancy - Z87.59
- puerperium - Z87.59
External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance
References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.
- History
- personal (of)
- disease or disorder (of)
- trophoblastic
- History
- personal (of)
- obstetric complications
- History
- personal (of)
- obstetric complications
- childbirth
- History
- personal (of)
- obstetric complications
- pregnancy
- History
- personal (of)
- obstetric complications
- puerperium
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 Z87.59 to ICD-9-CMHistory
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Questions About Z87.59Overview
Is Z87.59 a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report personal history of other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
Can Z87.59 be a principal diagnosis?
No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because personal history of other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.
Is Z87.59 exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for personal history of other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium on inpatient claims.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of Z87.59?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, personal history of other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium converts to ICD-9-CM V13.1 (hx-trophoblastic disease) and V13.29 (hx-genital/obs dis NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
