O36.2
Header — not billableMaternal care for hydrops fetalis
The ICD-10 code for maternal care for hydrops fetalis is O36.2.
O36.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Maternal care for hydrops fetalis NOS
- Maternal care for hydrops fetalis not associated with isoimmunization
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- O36.0Maternal care for rhesus isoimmunizationnon-billable header
- O36.1Maternal care for other isoimmunizationnon-billable header
- O36.4Maternal care for intrauterine death
- O36.5Maternal care for known or suspected poor fetal growthnon-billable header
- O36.6Maternal care for excessive fetal growthnon-billable header
- O36.7Maternal care for viable fetus in abdominal pregnancynon-billable header
- O36.8Maternal care for other specified fetal problemsnon-billable header
- O36.9Maternal care for fetal problem, unspecifiednon-billable header
- O36.2Maternal care for hydrops fetalisnon-billable header