O99.7
Header — not billableDiseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
The ICD-10 code for diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium is O99.7.
O99.7 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
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.
Related codes in this category
- O99.0Anemia complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.1Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.2Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.3Mental disorders and diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.4Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.5Diseases of the respiratory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.6Diseases of the digestive system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.8Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.7Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header