O75.4

Billable

Other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures

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

What This Code Means

Problems or complications that arise from surgical procedures performed during labor and delivery, such as complications from cesarean section or episiotomy repair.

Coding Tips

•Link this code with the specific procedure code to show what operation caused the complication
•Document the nature of the complication (bleeding, infection, organ injury) for complete clinical documentation

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery (O74.-)
disruption of obstetrical (surgical) wound (O90.0-O90.1)
hematoma of obstetrical (surgical) wound (O90.2)
infection of obstetrical (surgical) wound (O86.0-)

Use Additional Code

code to identify specific complication

Code Hierarchy

└O75Other complications of labor and delivery, not elsewhere classified └O75.4Other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures

└O75.4Other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures