O99.824

O99.824: Streptococcus B carrier state complicating childbirth

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O99.824 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for streptococcus b carrier state complicating childbirth. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above O99.824

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on O99.82: Streptococcus B carrier state complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Carrier of streptococcus group B (GBS) in a nonpregnant woman (Z22.330)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above O99.824

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on O99.8: Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

genitourinary infections in pregnancy (O23.-)
infection of genitourinary tract following delivery (O86.1-O86.4)
malignant neoplasm complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O9A.1-)
maternal care for known or suspected abnormality of maternal pelvic organs (O34.-)
postpartum acute kidney failure (O90.49)
traumatic injuries in pregnancy (O9A.2-)

Written on O99: Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

when the reason for maternal care is that the condition is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O99.824 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57189Billing and Coding: Serum Magnesium

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Delivery›cesarean›streptococcus group B carrier state(GBS)
Delivery›complicated›by›streptococcus group B carrier state(GBS)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.