Pulmonary complications of anesthesia during 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 2 more specific codes instead:

O89.01 Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during the puerperium
O89.09 Other pulmonary complications of anesthesia during 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Pulmonary complications of anesthesia during 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 O89 Complications of anesthesia during the puerperium

Use additional code

code, if applicable, to identify specific complication

Includes

maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during the puerperium

Inherited from the O85-O92 section Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)

Excludes2 - not included here

mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
obstetrical tetanus (A34)
puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
O89.1	Cardiac complications of anesthesia during the puerperium	Valid
O89.2	Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during the puerperium	Valid
O89.3	Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during the puerperium	Valid
O89.4	Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium	Valid
O89.5	Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during the puerperium	Valid
O89.6	Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during the puerperium	Valid
O89.8	Other complications of anesthesia during the puerperium	Valid
O89.9	Complication of anesthesia during the puerperium, unspecified	Valid