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O92.79

O92.79: Other disorders of lactation

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O92.79 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of 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.

  • Puerperal galactocele

Other codes that can never be billed with O92.79

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

  • Z39.1Encounter for care and examination of lactating mother

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Caked breast(puerperal, postpartum)
  • Disorder›lactation NEC
  • Galactocele›puerperal, postpartum
  • Lactation, lactating›disorder NEC
  • Milk›retention
  • Retention›milk(puerperal, postpartum)
  • Disorder›breast›lactation disorder NEC
  • Engorgement›breast›puerperal, postpartum
  • Disorder›breast›associated with›lactation›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under O92.7

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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