O29 — Complications of anesthesia during pregnancy

Not billable

Is O29 billable?

No — O29 is a non-billable header code. O29 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 56 billable codes beneath O29.

Billable codes under this header

O29 at a glance

Code	O29
Description	Complications of anesthesia during pregnancy
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside O29 to fully describe the condition. O29 is sequenced first.

code, if necessary, to identify the complication

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of O29, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O29 and the excluded code may both be reported.

complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery (O74.-)
complications of anesthesia during the puerperium (O89.-)

Includes

Conditions classified to O29.

maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during pregnancy

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15

The conditions below can never be reported together with O29 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 15

Report an additional code alongside O29 to fully describe the condition. O29 is sequenced first.

code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 15

The conditions below are not part of O29, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O29 and the excluded code may both be reported.

mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
obstetrical tetanus (A34)
postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from O20-O29

The conditions below are not part of O29, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O29 and the excluded code may both be reported.

maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48)
maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the puerperium (O98-O99)

What codes fall under O29? (9)

How long has O29 existed?

O29 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which codes are confused with O29?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with O29 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.