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O90.9

Billable

Complication of the puerperium, unspecified

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

What This Code Means

A postpartum complication in the mother after delivery that cannot be specified or identified more precisely.

Coding Tips

  • •This is a non-specific code; attempt to identify the specific complication and use a more detailed code when possible
  • •Use only when documentation does not provide enough detail to assign a more specific O90 code

Code Hierarchy

└O90Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified└O90.9Complication of the puerperium, unspecified
└O90.9Complication of the puerperium, unspecified

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