O99.84
Header — not billableBariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
The ICD-10 code for bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium is O99.84.
O99.84 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Gastric banding status complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Gastric bypass status for obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Obesity surgery status complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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 O99.84
- O99.840Bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- O99.841Bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, first trimester
- O99.842Bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, second trimester
- O99.843Bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, third trimester
- O99.844Bariatric surgery status complicating childbirth
- O99.845Bariatric surgery status complicating the puerperium
Related codes in this category
- O99.81Abnormal glucose complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.82Streptococcus B carrier state complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.83Other infection carrier state complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.89Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.84Bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header