O90.81
O90.81: Anemia of the puerperium
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
O90.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for anemia of the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check O90.81 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- pre-existing anemia complicating the puerperium (O99.03)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Postpartum anemia NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with O90.81
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.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Anemia›postpartum
- Puerperal, puerperium›anemia
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.