ICD-10-CM Code O99.21
Obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 O99.21 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of O99.21 that describes the diagnosis 'obesity comp pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium' in more detail.
- O99.21 Obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE O99.210 Obesity complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- BILLABLE O99.211 Obesity complicating pregnancy, first trimester
- BILLABLE O99.212 Obesity complicating pregnancy, second trimester
- BILLABLE O99.213 Obesity complicating pregnancy, third trimester
- BILLABLE O99.214 Obesity complicating childbirth
- BILLABLE O99.215 Obesity complicating the puerperium
Coding Notes for O99.21 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code to identify the type of obesity See code E66.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O99.21 - Obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code O99.21. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: O99.2 - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium