Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM
O89 Complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
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Codes under this one
- O89.0 Pulmonary complications of anesthesia during the puerperiumHeader
- O89.1 Cardiac complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.2 Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.3 Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.4 Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium
- O89.5 Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.6 Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.8 Other complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.9 Complication of anesthesia during the puerperium, unspecified
Instructional notes
Chapter 15
Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
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- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Notes
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Section O85-O92
This code
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- code, if applicable, to identify specific complication
Includes
- maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during the puerperium
Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) · O85-O92 Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)
Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.
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