O89.3
O89.3: Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during the puerperium
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
O89.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for toxic reaction to local anesthesia during the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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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.
Medicare coverage
O89.3 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Reaction›toxic, to local anesthesia›postpartum, puerperal
- Effect, adverse›anesthesia›local, toxic›postpartum, puerperal
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under O89
- O89.0Pulmonary complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.1Cardiac complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.2Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.4Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium
- O89.5Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.6Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.8Other complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.9Complication of anesthesia during the puerperium, unspecified