Is O16.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. O16.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does O16.2 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).

O16.2

O16.2 — Unspecified maternal hypertension, second trimester

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O16.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified maternal hypertension, second trimester. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

O16.2 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.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O16. If O16.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

O16.1Unspecified maternal hypertension, first trimester
O16.3Unspecified maternal hypertension, third trimester
O16.4Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating childbirth
O16.5Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating the puerperium
O16.9Unspecified maternal hypertension, unspecified trimester

Questions about O16.2

Is O16.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. O16.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does O16.2 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).