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FY2027

O29.9 — Unspecified complication of anesthesia during pregnancy

Not billable

Is O29.9 billable?

No — O29.9 is a non-billable header code. O29.9 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 4 billable codes beneath O29.9.

O29.9 at a glance

CodeO29.9
DescriptionUnspecified complication of anesthesia during pregnancy
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is O29.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to O29.9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Pregnancy › complicated by › adverse effect anesthesia (single) (uterine)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15

The conditions below can never be reported together with O29.9 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 O29.9 to fully describe the condition. O29.9 is sequenced first.

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

Use additional code — inherited from O29

Report an additional code alongside O29.9 to fully describe the condition. O29.9 is sequenced first.

  • code, if necessary, to identify the complication

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 15

The conditions below are not part of O29.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O29.9 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 O29.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O29.9 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)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from O29

The conditions below are not part of O29.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O29.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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

What codes fall under O29.9? (4)

How long has O29.9 existed?

O29.9 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 conditions are coded to O29.9?

What other codes are in the O29 family? (8)