Is O74 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. O74 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does O74 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77).

O74

O74 — Complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O74 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

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code, if applicable, to identify specific complication

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during labor and delivery

Other codes that can never be billed with O74

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at O74. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading O74 alone.

T41Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of anesthetics and therapeutic gases
G93.1Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified
J69.0Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food and vomit
J95.4Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia
T88.2Shock due to anesthesia
T88.2XXAShock due to anesthesia, initial encounter
T88.2XXDShock due to anesthesia, subsequent encounter
T88.2XXSShock due to anesthesia, sequela

Risk adjustment

O74 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 O74

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about O74

Is O74 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. O74 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does O74 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77).