O31.8
Header — not billableOther complications specific to multiple gestation
The ICD-10 code for other complications specific to multiple gestation is O31.8.
O31.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 1 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under O31.8
Related codes in this category
- O31.0Papyraceous fetusnon-billable header
- O31.1Continuing pregnancy after spontaneous abortion of one fetus or morenon-billable header
- O31.2Continuing pregnancy after intrauterine death of one fetus or morenon-billable header
- O31.3Continuing pregnancy after elective fetal reduction of one fetus or morenon-billable header
- O31.8Other complications specific to multiple gestationnon-billable header