O99.28
Header — not billableOther endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
The ICD-10 code for other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium is O99.28.
O99.28 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
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.
Child codes under O99.28
- O99.280Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- O99.281Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, first trimester
- O99.282Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, second trimester
- O99.283Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, third trimester
- O99.284Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating childbirth
- O99.285Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating the puerperium
Related codes in this category
- O99.21Obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperiumnon-billable header
- O99.28Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumnon-billable header