ICD-10-CM Code O24.4
Gestational diabetes mellitus
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code O24.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of O24.4 that describes the diagnosis 'gestational diabetes mellitus' in more detail.
- O24.4 Gestational diabetes mellitus NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code O24 is used to code Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes also known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), is a condition in which women without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit high blood glucose (blood sugar) levels during pregnancy (especially during their third trimester). Gestational diabetes is caused when insulin receptors do not function properly. This is likely due to pregnancy-related factors such as the presence of human placental lactogen that interferes with susceptible insulin receptors. This in turn causes inappropriately elevated blood sugar levels.
| Specialty: | Obstetrics And Endocrinology |
| MeSH Code: | D016640 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 648.8 |
Universal blue circle symbol for diabetes.
Coding Notes for O24.4 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Diabetes mellitus arising in pregnancy
- Gestational diabetes mellitus NOS
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Gestational diabetes mellitus uncontrolled (finding)
Parent Code: O24 - Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium