2025 ICD-10-CM code O89
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Deletion Date: N/A Obstetrics - Complications predominantly related to the puerperium Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium Feed
Complications of anesthesia during the puerperium.
Modifiers may be applicable depending on the circumstances of service delivery. Consult the official guidelines for modifier usage in conjunction with this code.
The medical necessity for the anesthesia and any subsequent treatment of related complications is determined based on clinical judgment and documentation supporting the appropriate use and potential for adverse events. The clinical course justifies the need for the procedures.
Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Anesthesiologist, and potentially other specialists depending on the nature of the complication.
- Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- O85-O92 (Complications predominantly related to the puerperium)
In simple words: This code describes problems that happen to the mother after childbirth because of anesthesia (medicine used to numb or put to sleep during procedures) given during or immediately after delivery.
This code encompasses complications arising from the administration of general, regional, or local anesthetic, analgesic, or other sedation during the puerperium (the period after childbirth).It includes maternal complications directly resulting from the anesthesia.Further codes may be necessary to specify the exact complication.
Example 1: A mother experiences respiratory depression following epidural anesthesia during labor., A postpartum patient develops cardiac arrhythmia after receiving general anesthesia for a post-delivery procedure., A mother suffers from a severe allergic reaction to a local anesthetic administered during a postpartum episiotomy repair.
Complete anesthesia record, including type of anesthesia used, dosages, time of administration, any adverse events during or after administration, vital signs monitoring data before, during and after anesthesia, details of any interventions or treatments administered, and any related laboratory or imaging studies.Detailed documentation of the postpartum complication, including onset, progression, treatment and response to therapy is necessary.
** This code is for use only on maternal records, never on newborn records.The code should only be used for complications directly attributed to the anesthesia.If the complication is unrelated to the anesthesia administered, an alternative code should be used.
- Payment Status: Active
- Modifier TC rule: Not applicable.
- Specialties:Obstetrics and Gynecology, Anesthesiology
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center