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O24.93

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Unspecified diabetes mellitus in the puerperium

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

What This Code Means

A woman has diabetes of unknown type during the recovery period after childbirth, typically the first 6 weeks postpartum.

Coding Tips

  • •Use for the postpartum period only; transition from pregnancy codes after delivery
  • •Monitor for postpartum diabetes complications and resolution

Code Hierarchy

└O24Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium└O24.9Unspecified diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium└O24.93Unspecified diabetes mellitus in the puerperium
└O24.93Unspecified diabetes mellitus in the puerperium

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