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HomeICD-10 CodesO98.5
ICD-10-CM
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O98.5

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Coding Guidance
Coding Guidance O98.5 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Inclusion Terms
  • Conditions in A80-B09 , B25-B34 , R87.81- , R87.82-
Includes
From
  • the listed conditions when complicating the pregnant state, when aggravated by the pregnancy, or as a reason for obstetric care
Excludes 1
From
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ( O98.7- )
From
  • supervision of normal pregnancy ( Z34 .-)
Excludes 2
From
  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium ( F53 .-)
  • obstetrical tetanus ( A34 )
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland ( E23.0 )
  • puerperal osteomalacia ( M83.0 )
  • herpes gestationis ( O26.4- )
  • infectious carrier state ( O99.82- , O99.83- )
  • obstetrical tetanus ( A34 )
  • puerperal infection ( O86 .-)
  • puerperal sepsis ( O85 )
  • when the reason for maternal care is that the disease is known or suspected to have affected the fetus ( O35-O36 )
Use Additional Code
From
Use Additional Code The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail. 2 item s From O00-O9A: • code, if applicable, from category Z3A , Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known. From O98: • code (Chapter 1), to identify specific infectious or parasitic disease

More Specific Codes

O98.51
Other viral diseases complicating pregnancy O98.51
O98.52
Other viral diseases complicating childbirth O98.52
O98.53
Other viral diseases complicating the puerperium O98.53
O98
O98 - Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O98.0
Tuberculosis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium O98.0
O98.1
Syphilis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium O98.1
O98.2
Gonorrhea complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium O98.2
O98.3
Other infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium O98.3
O98.4
Viral hepatitis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium O98.4
O98.6
Protozoal diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium O98.6
O98.7
Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium O98.7
O98.8
Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium O98.8
O98.9
Unspecified maternal infectious and parasitic disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium O98.9

External Resources

2025 ICD-10 guidelines from CMS.gov