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O23

O23: Infections of genitourinary tract in pregnancy

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O23 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for infections of genitourinary tract in pregnancy. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • gonococcal infections complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.2)
  • infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission NOS complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.3)
  • syphilis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.1)
  • tuberculosis of genitourinary system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.0)
  • venereal disease NOS complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.3)

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

  • code to identify organism (B95.-, B96.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead O23

7 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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