O99.334
BillableSmoking (tobacco) complicating childbirth
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
A pregnant woman who smokes tobacco and this smoking complicates the actual labor and delivery process.
Coding Tips
- •Use this code when smoking is documented as a complicating factor during active labor or delivery
- •This is distinct from smoking during pregnancy itself; ensure documentation specifies the smoking occurred during childbirth
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└O99.33Tobacco use disorder complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium└O99.334Smoking (tobacco) complicating childbirth
└O99.334Smoking (tobacco) complicating childbirth