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O34.22

O34.22: Maternal care for cesarean scar defect (isthmocele)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O34.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for maternal care for cesarean scar defect (isthmocele). It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Other codes that can never be billed with O34.22

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Scar, scarring›defect(isthmocele)
  • Cesarean delivery, previous, affecting management of pregnancy›isthmocele›maternal care for
  • Delivery›cesarean›isthmocele
  • Pregnancy›complicated by›cesarean scar defect(isthmocele)
  • Cesarean delivery, previous, affecting management of pregnancy›scar›defect›maternal care for
  • Delivery›cesarean›scar›defect(isthmocele)
  • Delivery›vaginal, following previous cesarean delivery›scar›defect(isthmocele)
  • Delivery›cesarean›previous›cesarean delivery›isthmocele
  • Delivery›cesarean›scar›cesarean delivery›isthmocele
  • Delivery›cesarean›previous›cesarean delivery›scar›defect(isthmocele)
  • Delivery›cesarean›scar›cesarean delivery›scar›defect(isthmocele)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under O34.2

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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