O35.08 — Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida
Is O35.08 billable?
No — O35.08 is a non-billable header code. O35.08 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 7 billable codes beneath O35.08.
Billable codes under this header
- O35.08X0Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, not applicable or unspecified
- O35.08X1Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, fetus 1
- O35.08X2Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, fetus 2
- O35.08X3Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, fetus 3
- O35.08X4Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, fetus 4
- O35.08X5Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, fetus 5
- O35.08X9Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, other fetus
O35.08 at a glance
| Code | O35.08 |
|---|---|
| Description | Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is O35.08 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to O35.08. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Pregnancy › complicated by › fetal › spina bifida (single) (uterine)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15
The conditions below can never be reported together with O35.08 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.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from O35
The conditions below can never be reported together with O35.08 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- encounter for suspected maternal and fetal conditions ruled out (Z03.7-)
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 15
Report an additional code alongside O35.08 to fully describe the condition. O35.08 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 O35.08, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O35.08 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from O35.0
The conditions below are not part of O35.08, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O35.08 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- chromosomal abnormality in fetus (O35.1-)
Code also — inherited from O35
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether O35.08 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated maternal condition
What codes fall under O35.08? (7)
- O35.08X0Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, not applicable or unspecified
- O35.08X1Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, fetus 1
- O35.08X2Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, fetus 2
- O35.08X3Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, fetus 3
- O35.08X4Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, fetus 4
- O35.08X5Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, fetus 5
- O35.08X9Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, spina bifida, other fetus
How long has O35.08 existed?
O35.08 first appears in FY2023.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the O35.0 family? (9)
- O35.00Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, unspecifiednot billable
- O35.01Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, agenesis of the corpus callosumnot billable
- O35.02Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, anencephalynot billable
- O35.03Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, choroid plexus cystsnot billable
- O35.04Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, encephalocelenot billable
- O35.05Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, holoprosencephalynot billable
- O35.06Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, hydrocephalynot billable
- O35.07Maternal care for (suspected) central nervous system malformation or damage in fetus, microcephalynot billable
- O35.09Maternal care for (suspected) other central nervous system malformation or damage in fetusnot billable