O74Non-billable
Complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium·Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)·category·FY 2026
Use a more specific code (10 billable)
O74.0Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during labor and deliveryO74.1Other pulmonary complications of anesthesia during labor and deliveryO74.2Cardiac complications of anesthesia during labor and deliveryO74.3Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during labor and deliveryO74.4Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during labor and deliveryO74.5Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during labor and deliveryO74.6Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during labor and deliveryO74.7Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during labor and deliveryO74.8Other complications of anesthesia during labor and deliveryO74.9Complication of anesthesia during labor and delivery, unspecified
CH15 Parent Instructions
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
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
- maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during labor and delivery
Use Additional Code
- code, if applicable, to identify specific complication