ICD-10-CM Code O99.35
Diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium
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 O99.35 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of O99.35 that describes the diagnosis 'dis of the nervous sys comp preg, chldbrth, and the puerp' in more detail.
- O99.35 Diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE O99.350 Diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- BILLABLE O99.351 Diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, first trimester
- BILLABLE O99.352 Diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, second trimester
- BILLABLE O99.353 Diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, third trimester
- BILLABLE O99.354 Diseases of the nervous system complicating childbirth
- BILLABLE O99.355 Diseases of the nervous system complicating the puerperium
The ICD code O993 is used to code Chorea gravidarum
Chorea gravidarum is a rare type of chorea which presents with involuntary abnormal movement, characterized by abrupt, brief, nonrhythmic, nonrepetitive movement of any limb, often associated with nonpatterned facial grimaces. It is a complication of pregnancy which can be associated with eclampsia and its effects upon the basal ganglia. It is not an etiologically or pathologically distinct morbid entity but a generic term for chorea of any cause starting during pregnancy. It is associated with history of Sydenham's chorea. It mostly occurs in young patients; the average age is 22 years.
| MeSH Code: | D020150 |
Coding Notes for O99.35 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. - Conditions in See Section G00-G99
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Pregnancy related peripheral neuritis - instead, use code O26.8-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O99.35 - Diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium'
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Parent Code: O99.3 - Mental disorders and diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium