Infections of the genital tract in pregnancy

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

O23.51 Infection of cervix in pregnancy (also a header)
O23.52 Salpingo-oophoritis in pregnancy (also a header)
O23.59 Infection of other part of genital tract in pregnancy (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Infections of the genital tract in pregnancy

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from O23 Infections of genitourinary tract in pregnancy

Excludes2 - not included here

gonococcal infections complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.2)
infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission NOS complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.3)
syphilis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.1)
tuberculosis of genitourinary system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.0)
venereal disease NOS complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.3)

Use additional code

code to identify organism (B95.-, B96.-)

Inherited from the O20-O29 section Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy (O20-O29)

Excludes2 - not included here

maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48)
maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the puerperium (O98-O99)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
O23.0	Infections of kidney in pregnancy	Not billable
O23.1	Infections of bladder in pregnancy	Not billable
O23.2	Infections of urethra in pregnancy	Not billable
O23.3	Infections of other parts of urinary tract in pregnancy	Not billable
O23.4	Unspecified infection of urinary tract in pregnancy	Not billable
O23.9	Unspecified genitourinary tract infection in pregnancy	Not billable