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O98 Non-Billable Code

Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Chapter Classification

Chapter 15 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Section Detail

O94-O9A Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified (O94-O9A)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

includes
  • the listed conditions when complicating the pregnant state, when aggravated by the pregnancy, or as a reason for obstetric care
excludes2
  • herpes gestationis (O26.4-)
  • infectious carrier state (O99.82-, O99.83-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • puerperal infection (O86.-)
  • puerperal sepsis (O85)
  • when the reason for maternal care is that the disease is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)
useAdditionalCode
  • code (Chapter 1), to identify specific infectious or parasitic disease

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • O98.0 - Tuberculosis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O98.1 - Syphilis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O98.2 - Gonorrhea complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O98.3 - Other infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O98.4 - Viral hepatitis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O98.5 - Other viral diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O98.6 - Protozoal diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O98.7 - Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O98.8 - Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O98.9 - Unspecified maternal infectious and parasitic disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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