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FY2027

O99.845 — Bariatric surgery status complicating the puerperium

Billable

Is O99.845 billable?

Yes — O99.845 is billable for FY2027. O99.845 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. O99.845 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

O99.845 at a glance

CodeO99.845
DescriptionBariatric surgery status complicating the puerperium
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does O99.845 group to?

O99.845 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 O99.845 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to O99.845. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Puerperal, puerperium › bariatric surgery status (complicated by, complications)
  • Puerperal, puerperium › gastric banding status (complicated by, complications)
  • Puerperal, puerperium › gastric bypass status (complicated by, complications)
  • Puerperal, puerperium › obesity surgery status (complicated by, complications)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15

The conditions below can never be reported together with O99.845 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 O99.845 to fully describe the condition. O99.845 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 O99

Report an additional code alongside O99.845 to fully describe the condition. O99.845 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify specific condition

Use additional code — inherited from O99.8

Report an additional code alongside O99.845 to fully describe the condition. O99.845 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify condition

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 15

The conditions below are not part of O99.845, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O99.845 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 O99

The conditions below are not part of O99.845, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O99.845 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • when the reason for maternal care is that the condition is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from O99.8

The conditions below are not part of O99.845, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O99.845 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • genitourinary infections in pregnancy (O23.-)
  • infection of genitourinary tract following delivery (O86.1-O86.4)
  • malignant neoplasm complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O9A.1-)
  • maternal care for known or suspected abnormality of maternal pelvic organs (O34.-)
  • postpartum acute kidney failure (O90.49)
  • traumatic injuries in pregnancy (O9A.2-)

How long has O99.845 existed?

O99.845 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.

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