O89.5 — Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during the puerperium
Is O89.5 billable?
Yes — O89.5 is billable for FY2027. O89.5 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. O89.5 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
O89.5 at a glance
| Code | O89.5 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during the puerperium |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does O89.5 group to?
O89.5 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.
- 769Postpartum and Post Abortion Diagnoses with O.R. Proceduressurgical
How is O89.5 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to O89.5. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Complication › anesthesia, anesthetic › spinal and epidural › postpartum, puerperal NEC (s) (from) (of)
- Effect, adverse › anesthesia › spinal and epidural › specified NEC › postpartum, puerperal
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15
The conditions below can never be reported together with O89.5 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 O89.5 to fully describe the condition. O89.5 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 O89
Report an additional code alongside O89.5 to fully describe the condition. O89.5 is sequenced first.
- code, if applicable, to identify specific complication
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 15
The conditions below are not part of O89.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O89.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from O85-O92
The conditions below are not part of O89.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O89.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has O89.5 existed?
O89.5 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.
What other codes are in the O89 family? (8)
- O89.0Pulmonary complications of anesthesia during the puerperiumnot billable
- O89.1Cardiac complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.2Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.3Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.4Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium
- O89.6Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.8Other complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
- O89.9Complication of anesthesia during the puerperium, unspecified