O15

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
Rankcategory
Official Description

Eclampsia

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A).

CH15 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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

Includes
  • convulsions following conditions in O10-O14 and O16

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O10-O16Edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O16)
O15EclampsiaNot billable
O15.0Eclampsia complicating pregnancySubcodes
O15.1Eclampsia complicating laborBillable
O15.2Eclampsia complicating the puerperiumBillable
O15.9Eclampsia, unspecified as to time periodBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O15:

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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