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O90.89

O90.89: Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O90.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Placental polyp

Other codes that can never be billed with O90.89

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

  • N84Polyp of female genital tract
  • N85.2Hypertrophy of uterus
  • N85.3Subinvolution of uterus

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

O90.89 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
  • A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
  • A57189Billing and Coding: Serum Magnesium
  • A57306Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Complication›cesarean delivery wound NEC
  • Complication›perineal repair NEC(obstetrical)
  • Disease, diseased›puerperal
  • Polyp, polypus›placenta
  • Puerperal, puerperium›neuritis
  • Puerperal, puerperium›placental polyp
  • Puerperal, puerperium›subinvolution(uterus)
  • Subinvolution›puerperal
  • Adhesions, adhesive›cervicovaginal›postpartal
  • Complication›obstetric›surgical wound NEC
  • Edema, edematous›cervix›puerperal, postpartum
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic›uterus›puerperal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under O90.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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