Is O9A.53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. O9A.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does O9A.53 sit in the tabular list?

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

O9A.53

O9A.53 — Psychological abuse complicating the puerperium

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O9A.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for psychological abuse complicating the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

O9A.53 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 O9A.53 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 O9A.53.

Puerperal, puerperium›trauma, non-obstetric›caused by abuse›psychological(suspected)
Puerperal, puerperium›trauma, non-obstetric›caused by abuse›psychological›confirmed

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O9A.5. If O9A.53 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about O9A.53

Is O9A.53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. O9A.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does O9A.53 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified (O94-O9A).