O9A.3

O9A.3: Physical abuse complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O9A.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for physical abuse complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

sexual abuse complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O9A.4)

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code (if applicable):
to identify any associated current injury due to physical abuse
to identify the perpetrator of abuse (Y07.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Conditions in T74.11 or T76.11

Other codes that can never be billed with O9A.3

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

T74Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, confirmed
T76Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, suspected

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 O9A.3

3 child codes. Green means billable.