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FY2027

O90.4 — Postpartum acute kidney failure

Not billable

Is O90.4 billable?

No — O90.4 is a non-billable header code. O90.4 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 2 billable codes beneath O90.4.

O90.4 at a glance

CodeO90.4
DescriptionPostpartum acute kidney failure
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with O90.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • anuria and oliguria (R34)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15

The conditions below can never be reported together with O90.4 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 O90.4 to fully describe the condition. O90.4 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 O90.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O90.4 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 O85-O92

The conditions below are not part of O90.4, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O90.4 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

What codes fall under O90.4? (2)

How long has O90.4 existed?

O90.4 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

  • FY2024: O90.4 stopped being billable

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 O90.4?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with O90.4 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

What other codes are in the O90 family? (8)