Complications of anesthesia during the puerperium (O89)

Instructional Notations

Includes Includes
This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.

  • maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during the puerperium

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, if applicable, to identify specific complication