O91.03

O91.03: Infection of nipple associated with lactation

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O91.03 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for infection of nipple associated with lactation. 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.

Abscess of nipple associated with lactation

Other codes that can never be billed with O91.03

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

N61Inflammatory disorders of breast

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O91.03 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Puerperal, puerperium›mammillitis›associated with lactation
Puerperal, puerperium›thelitis›associated with lactation
Infection, infected, infective›nipple›associated with›lactation
Puerperal, puerperium›abscess›areola›associated with lactation
Puerperal, puerperium›abscess›nipple›associated with lactation
Puerperal, puerperium›fistula›nipple›associated with lactation
Puerperal, puerperium›infection›nipple›associated with lactation

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.