ICD-10-CM Code O90.5
Postpartum thyroiditis
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Female Only
Code is only used for female patients.Maternity Only
Code is only used for diagnoses related to pregnancy.O90.5 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of postpartum thyroiditis. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code O905 is used to code Postpartum thyroiditis
Postpartum thyroiditis is a phenomenon observed following pregnancy and may involve hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism or the two sequentially. It affects about 5% of all women within a year after giving birth. The first phase is typically hyperthyroidism. Then, the thyroid either returns to normal or a woman develops hypothyroidism. Of those women who experience hypothyroidism associated with postpartum thyroiditis, one in five will develop permanent hypothyroidism requiring lifelong treatment.
| Specialty: | Obstetrics |
| MeSH Code: | D050032 |
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #769 - Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses with operating room procedure.
- DRG Group #776 - Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses without operating room procedure.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O90.5 - Postpartum thyroiditis'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code O90.5 and a single ICD9 code, 648.14 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: O90 - Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified