O74 — Complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
Is O74 billable?
No — O74 is a non-billable header code. O74 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 10 billable codes beneath O74.
Billable codes under this header
- O74.0Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.1Other pulmonary complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.2Cardiac complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.3Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.4Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.5Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during labor and delivery
- O74.6Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.7Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.8Other complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.9Complication of anesthesia during labor and delivery, unspecified
O74 at a glance
| Code | O74 |
|---|---|
| Description | Complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery |
| 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 O74 to fully describe the condition. O74 is sequenced first.
- code, if applicable, to identify specific complication
Includes
Conditions classified to O74.
- maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during labor and delivery
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15
The conditions below can never be reported together with O74 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 O74 to fully describe the condition. O74 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 O74, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O74 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under O74? (10)
- O74.0Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.1Other pulmonary complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.2Cardiac complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.3Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.4Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.5Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during labor and delivery
- O74.6Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.7Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.8Other complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O74.9Complication of anesthesia during labor and delivery, unspecified
How long has O74 existed?
O74 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 O74?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with O74 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.