O89.6

O89.6: Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during the puerperium

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O89.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check O89.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Other codes that can never be billed with O89.6

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

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Failure, failed›intubation during anesthesia›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
O89.3Toxic reaction to local 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
O89.8Other complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
O89.9Complication of anesthesia during the puerperium, unspecified