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O89.2

O89.2: Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during the puerperium

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O89.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for central nervous system complications of anesthesia during the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check O89.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Other codes that can never be billed with O89.2

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

  • G93.1Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhere classified
  • 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

O89.2 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Complication›anesthesia, anesthetic›brain, postpartum, puerperal
  • Complication›anesthesia, anesthetic›central nervous system›postpartum, puerperal
  • Anoxia›cerebral›complicating›anesthesia or other sedation›postpartum, puerperal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under O89

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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