O90.9
Billable codeComplication of the puerperium, unspecified
The ICD-10 code for complication of the puerperium, unspecified is O90.9.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- O90.0Disruption of cesarean delivery wound
- O90.1Disruption of perineal obstetric wound
- O90.2Hematoma of obstetric wound
- O90.3Peripartum cardiomyopathy
- O90.4Postpartum acute kidney failurenon-billable header
- O90.5Postpartum thyroiditis
- O90.6Postpartum mood disturbance
- O90.8Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- O90.9Complication of the puerperium, unspecified
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 67492Approximate match
- 67494Approximate match
- 67490Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
O90.9 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.