O80-O82

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
Rankblock
Official Description

Encounter for delivery (O80-O82)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A).

CH15 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Use Additional Code
  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Clinical Hierarchy

CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O80-O82Encounter for delivery (O80-O82)
O80Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
O82Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O80-O82:

chapterCH15
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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