Skip to content
HCC Buddy home

O16.4

Billable

Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating childbirth

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

High blood pressure in a pregnant woman that is present during labor and delivery, without a specific underlying cause identified.

Coding Tips

  • •This code captures hypertension occurring during the intrapartum period (active labor and delivery)
  • •If hypertension continues postpartum, use O16.5 instead

Code Hierarchy

└O16Unspecified maternal hypertension└O16.4Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating childbirth
└O16.4Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating childbirth

Open O16.4 in the Interactive Encoder

See full code details, AI coding tips, HCC mappings, and related codes in our interactive encoder. Start your 14-day Pro trial — no credit card required.

Open in EncoderStart 14-Day Pro Trial