O90
Header — not billableComplications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified is O90.
O90 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 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 O90
- O90.0Disruption of cesarean delivery wound
- O90.1Disruption of perineal obstetric wound
- O90.2Hematoma of obstetric wound
- O90.3Peripartum cardiomyopathy
- O90.4Postpartum acute kidney failurenon-billable header
- O90.5Postpartum thyroiditis
- O90.6Postpartum mood disturbance
- O90.8Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- O90.9Complication of the puerperium, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- O85Puerperal sepsis
- O86Other puerperal infectionsnon-billable header
- O87Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O88Obstetric embolismnon-billable header
- O89Complications of anesthesia during the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O91Infections of breast associated with pregnancy, the puerperium and lactationnon-billable header
- O92Other disorders of breast and disorders of lactation associated with pregnancy and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O90Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header