O99.83

O99.83: Other infection carrier state complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O99.83 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other infection carrier state complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

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code to identify the carrier state (Z22.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above O99.83

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.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead O99.83

3 child codes. Green means billable.