O82

Billable

ChapterO00–O9A

Rankcategory

Official Description

Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•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.

Instructional Notes

Use Additional Code

code to indicate outcome of delivery (Z37.0)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

O80-O82Encounter for delivery (O80-O82)

O82Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication

Applicable Ancestor Context

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

chapterCH15

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to O82. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

3 raw paths

Admission (for)1 unique routes

delivery, full-term, uncomplicated

cesarean, without indication→O82

Delivery (childbirth) (labor)1 unique routes

cesarean (for)

without indication→O82

Encounter (with health service) (for)1 unique routes

delivery, full-term, uncomplicated

cesarean, without indication→O82

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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