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ICD-10-CM Code O99.7
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code O99.7 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of O99.7 that describes the diagnosis 'diseases of the skin, subcu compl preg/chldbrth' in more detail.


The ICD code O997 is used to code Dermatoses of pregnancy

Dermatoses of pregnancy are the inflammatory skin diseases that are specific to women while they are pregnant. While some use the term 'polymorphic eruption of pregnancy' to cover these, this term is a synonym used in the UK for Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, which is the commonest of these skin conditions.

ICD 9 Code: 646.8
Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for O99.7 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 L00-L99
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."
Herpes gestationis - instead, use code O26.4
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) - instead, use code O26.86

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Generalized pustular psoriasis of pregnancy (disorder)

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O99.7 - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code O99.7. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: O99 - Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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