O99.345
BillableOther mental disorders complicating the puerperium
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
A woman has a mental health disorder (other than depression or anxiety) during the postpartum recovery period that complicates her recovery after delivery.
Coding Tips
- •The puerperium covers approximately 6 weeks after delivery; confirm timing in documentation
- •Document postpartum psychiatric symptoms and any treatment initiated or adjusted postpartum
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└O99.34Other mental disorders complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium└O99.345Other mental disorders complicating the puerperium
└O99.345Other mental disorders complicating the puerperium