O26.0
Header — not billableExcessive weight gain in pregnancy
The ICD-10 code for excessive weight gain in pregnancy is O26.0.
O26.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
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.
Related codes in this category
- O26.1Low weight gain in pregnancynon-billable header
- O26.2Pregnancy care for patient with recurrent pregnancy lossnon-billable header
- O26.3Retained intrauterine contraceptive device in pregnancynon-billable header
- O26.4Herpes gestationisnon-billable header
- O26.5Maternal hypotension syndromenon-billable header
- O26.6Liver and biliary tract disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O26.7Subluxation of symphysis (pubis) in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O26.8Other specified pregnancy related conditionsnon-billable header
- O26.9Pregnancy related conditions, unspecifiednon-billable header
- O26.0Excessive weight gain in pregnancynon-billable header