Anemia complicating 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:

O99.01 Anemia complicating pregnancy (also a header)
O99.02 Anemia complicating childbirth
O99.03 Anemia complicating 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 Anemia complicating 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 O99 Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Excludes2 - not included here

when the reason for maternal care is that the condition is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)

Use additional code

code to identify specific condition

Includes

conditions which complicate the pregnant state, are aggravated by the pregnancy or are a main reason for obstetric care

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
O99.1	Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium	Not billable
O99.2	Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium	Not billable
O99.3	Mental disorders and diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium	Not billable
O99.4	Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium	Not billable
O99.5	Diseases of the respiratory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium	Not billable
O99.6	Diseases of the digestive system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium	Not billable
O99.7	Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium	Not billable
O99.8	Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium	Not billable