Is O99.835 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. O99.835 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does O99.835 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified (O94-O9A).

O99.835

O99.835 — Other infection carrier state complicating the puerperium

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O99.835 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other infection carrier state complicating the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

O99.835 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How O99.835 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to O99.835.

Puerperal, puerperium›infection›maternal›carrier state NEC

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O99.83. If O99.835 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about O99.835

Is O99.835 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. O99.835 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does O99.835 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified (O94-O9A).