O85-O92

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
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Official Description

Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)

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

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O85-O92Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)Not billable
O85Puerperal sepsisBillable
O86Other puerperal infectionsSubcodes
O87Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperiumSubcodes
O88Obstetric embolismSubcodes
O89Complications of anesthesia during the puerperiumSubcodes
O90Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiedSubcodes
O91Infections of breast associated with pregnancy, the puerperium and lactationSubcodes
O92Other disorders of breast and disorders of lactation associated with pregnancy and the puerperiumSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O85-O92:

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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