Is O29.01 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. O29.01 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does O29.01 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy (O20-O29).

O29.01

O29.01 — Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during pregnancy

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O29.01 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during pregnancy. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Inhalation of stomach contents or secretions NOS due to anesthesia during pregnancy
Mendelson's syndrome due to anesthesia during pregnancy

Risk adjustment

O29.01 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.

Code to one of these instead O29.01

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O29.0. If O29.01 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about O29.01

Is O29.01 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. O29.01 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does O29.01 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy (O20-O29).