O10-O16Not billable, use a more specific code below

Edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O16)

chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium

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Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

  • Section I.C.15.d Pre-existing hypertension in pregnancy (page 66), covers O10-O16

    When an O10 code for hypertensive heart disease or hypertensive chronic kidney disease is assigned, add a secondary code from the appropriate hypertension category to identify the type of heart failure or chronic kidney disease.

Other Chapter 15 topics:

Read Section I.C.15 (page 63), 10 more topics

All codes under O10-O16

O10-O16 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

O10-O16 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

Other codes that refer to O10-O16

Notes on these codes point to O10-O16.

  • O99.4 Excludes2: hypertensive disorders (O10-O16)

About the condition

Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.

Health Problems in Pregnancy

A health problem in pregnancy is any disease or condition that could affect your health or the health of your fetus. Some health problems may make it more likely that you will have a high-risk pregnancy. A high-risk pregnancy is one in which you, your fetus, or both are at higher risk for health problems than in a typical pregnancy.

Read more about health problems in pregnancy on MedlinePlus