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O89.4

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Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium

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

What This Code Means

A severe headache that develops after spinal or epidural anesthesia during the postpartum period, caused by leakage of spinal fluid.

Coding Tips

  • •This is a common complication of neuraxial anesthesia; document the timing of headache onset (typically 24-48 hours post-procedure)
  • •Differentiate from other postpartum headaches by confirming the temporal relationship to spinal/epidural anesthesia

Code Hierarchy

└O89Complications of anesthesia during the puerperium└O89.4Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium
└O89.4Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium

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