O82 — Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication
Is O82 billable?
Yes — O82 is billable for FY2027. O82 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. O82 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
O82 at a glance
| Code | O82 |
|---|---|
| Description | Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does O82 group to?
O82 sits in MDC 14 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 998—
How is O82 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to O82. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Admission › delivery, full-term, uncomplicated › cesarean, without indication (for)
- Delivery › cesarean › without indication (childbirth) (labor)
- Encounter › delivery, full-term, uncomplicated › cesarean, without indication (with health service) (for)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside O82 to fully describe the condition. O82 is sequenced first.
- code to indicate outcome of delivery (Z37.0)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15
The conditions below can never be reported together with O82 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 O82 to fully describe the condition. O82 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 O82, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O82 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has O82 existed?
O82 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.