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O24.1

Pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus, in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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:

  • O24.11 Pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus, in pregnancy (also a header)
  • O24.12 Pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus, in childbirth
  • O24.13 Pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus, in the puerperium

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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Pre-existing diabetes mellitus, type 2, in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  2. FY2017 Description revised Pre-existing diabetes mellitus, type 2, in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium Pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus, in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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 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

CodeDescriptionStatus
O24.0 Pre-existing type 1 diabetes mellitus, in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium Not billable
O24.3 Unspecified pre-existing diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium Not billable
O24.4 Gestational diabetes mellitus Not billable
O24.8 Other pre-existing diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium Not billable
O24.9 Unspecified diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium Not billable