ICD-10-CM Code O99.4
Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Coding Notes for O99.4 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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 I00-I99

Code Type-1 Excludes:

Type-1 Excludes

Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."

Peripartum cardiomyopathy - instead, use code O90.3

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."

Hypertensive disorders - instead, use Section O10-O16

Obstetric embolism - instead, use code O88.-

Venous complications and cerebrovenous sinus thrombosis in labor, childbirth and the puerperium - instead, use code O87.-

Venous complications and cerebrovenous sinus thrombosis in pregnancy - instead, use code O22.-

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

• Possible requirement for additional code to fully describe disease or condition

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O99.4 - Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium'

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