2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O90.89

Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

ICD-10-CM Code:
O90.89
ICD-10 Code for:
Oth complications of the puerperium, NEC
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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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)

O90.89 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified. 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 O90.89 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:

  • Acquired sensorineural hearing loss
  • After pains
  • Complication of obstetrical surgical wound
  • Death of unknown cause
  • Disease of circulatory system complicating pregnancy childbirth and puerperium
  • Female pelvic cellulitis
  • Finding of consistency of uterus
  • Flaccid uterus
  • Flaccid uterus after delivery
  • Hypertrophy of uterus
  • Hypocalcemia of late pregnancy and/or lactation
  • Lochia abnormal
  • Lochia heavy
  • Maternal death
  • Non-involution of uterus
  • Obstetric pain
  • Odor of lochia
  • Offensive lochia
  • Pelvic soft tissue abnormality in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Pelvic soft tissue abnormality in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium with postnatal complication
  • Pendulous abdomen in pregnancy, childbirth and/or the puerperium
  • Pituitary hemorrhage
  • Placental polyp
  • Placental polyp with postnatal complication
  • Post-episiotomy pain
  • Postnatal acquired sensorineural hearing loss
  • Postnatal vaginal discomfort
  • Postpartum episiotomy pain
  • Postpartum intrapituitary hemorrhage
  • Postpartum maternal death
  • Postpartum uterine hypertrophy
  • Puerperal pelvic cellulitis
  • Quantity of lochia - finding
  • Reproductive system complication of procedure
  • Stenosis of cervix in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Subinvolution of uterus in puerperium
  • Sudden death
  • Sudden death of unknown cause during the puerperium
  • Sudden death, cause unknown
  • Vaginal discomfort
  • Vesicovaginal fistula
  • Vesicovaginal fistula
  • Vesicovaginal fistula with involvement of urinary continence mechanism following normal delivery
  • Vesicovaginal fistula with involvement of urinary continence mechanism following obstetric delivery procedure

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Maternal Death

    the death of the female parent.
  • Vesicovaginal Fistula

    an abnormal anatomical passage between the urinary bladder and the vagina.
  • Pituitary Hemorrhage

    bleeding within the pituitary gland.
  • Vesicovaginal Fistula

    abnormal connection between vagina and bladder.

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.
  • Placental polyp

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).
  • 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 .

Convert O90.89 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 646.44 - Neuritis of preg-postpar
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 646.84 - Preg compl NEC-postpart
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 674.44 - Placental polyp-postpart
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 674.82 - Puerp comp NEC-del w p/p
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 674.84 - Puerp compl NEC-postpart
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 679.04 - Mat comp in utero-p/p
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Postpartum Care

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.

Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health


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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.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.