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O89.3

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Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during the puerperium

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

What This Code Means

Poisoning or harmful reaction to local anesthetic medications administered during the postpartum period, causing systemic toxicity.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the specific local anesthetic agent used (lidocaine, bupivacaine, etc.) if available
  • •Include symptoms of toxicity (tremors, seizures, cardiovascular collapse) to support the diagnosis

Code Hierarchy

└O89Complications of anesthesia during the puerperium└O89.3Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during the puerperium
└O89.3Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during the puerperium

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