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O99.324

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Drug use complicating childbirth

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

What This Code Means

Drug use that causes complications during the labor and delivery process.

Coding Tips

  • •This code applies specifically to the childbirth episode; do not use for pregnancy or postpartum periods
  • •Document how the drug use affected labor, delivery, or the neonate's condition at birth

Code Hierarchy

└O99Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium└O99.3Mental disorders and diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium└O99.32Drug use complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium└O99.324Drug use complicating childbirth
└O99.324Drug use complicating childbirth

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