Is O29.3X a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. O29.3X is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does O29.3X sit in the tabular list?

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

O29.3X

O29.3X — Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during pregnancy

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O29.3X is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for toxic reaction to local anesthesia during pregnancy. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

O29.3X 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.

How O29.3X is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to O29.3X.

Pregnancy›complicated by›adverse effect anesthesia›local, toxic reaction

Code to one of these instead O29.3X

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about O29.3X

Is O29.3X a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. O29.3X is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does O29.3X sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy (O20-O29).