Is O14.20 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. O14.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does O14.20 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O16).

What cannot be coded together with O14.20?

O14.20 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above O14.20 (O14) and apply to it just the same.

O14.20

O14.20 — HELLP syndrome (HELLP), unspecified trimester

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O14.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hellp syndrome (hellp), unspecified trimester. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above O14.20

These are not written on O14.20, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing O14.20 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on O14 — Pre-eclampsia

pre-existing hypertension with pre-eclampsia (O11)

Risk adjustment

O14.20 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

O14.20 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

Code history

O14.20 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O14.2. If O14.20 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about O14.20

Is O14.20 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. O14.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does O14.20 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O16).
What cannot be coded together with O14.20?: O14.20 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above O14.20 (O14) and apply to it just the same.