O26.53
O26.53 — Maternal hypotension syndrome, third trimester
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
O26.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for maternal hypotension syndrome, third trimester. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
O26.53 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
O26.53 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A57189Billing and Coding: Serum Magnesium
- A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
Related codes at this level
Codes that share O26.5. If O26.53 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about O26.53
- Is O26.53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. O26.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does O26.53 sit in the tabular list?
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy (O20-O29).