O89.01
O89.01: Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during the puerperium
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
O89.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check O89.01 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion 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 the puerperium
- Mendelson's syndrome due to anesthesia during the puerperium
Other codes that can never be billed with O89.01
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- J95.4Chemical pneumonitis due to anesthesia
- T41Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of anesthetics and therapeutic gases
- 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
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
O89.01 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56717Billing and Coding: Respiratory Therapy (Respiratory Care)
- A57224Billing and Coding: Respiratory Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Mendelson's syndrome›postpartum, puerperal
- Pneumonitis›postanesthetic›postpartum, puerperal
- Inhalation›stomach contents or secretions›due to anesthesia or other sedation›postpartum, puerperal
- Pneumonitis›aspiration›due to›anesthesia›during›puerperium
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.