kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Section

O34.21

Maternal care for scar from previous cesarean delivery

Hierarchy

  • O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • O30-O48 Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48)
      • O34 Maternal care for abnormality of pelvic organs
        • O34.2 Maternal care due to uterine scar from previous surgery
          • O34.21 Maternal care for scar from previous cesarean delivery
            • O34.211 Maternal care for low transverse scar from previous cesarean delivery
            • O34.212 Maternal care for vertical scar from previous cesarean delivery
            • O34.218 Maternal care for other type scar from previous cesarean delivery
            • O34.219 Maternal care for unspecified type scar from previous cesarean delivery

Notes

O00-O9A

  • CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
  • Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
  • Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
  • 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
  • 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
  • 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery

Code First

O34

  • any associated obstructed labor (O65.5)
    • O65.5 Obstructed labor due to abnormality of maternal pelvic organs

Use Additional

O34

  • code for specific condition

O00-O9A

  • code from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Includes

O34

  • the listed conditions as a reason for hospitalization or other obstetric care of the mother, or for cesarean delivery before onset of labor

Excludes 1

O00-O9A

  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
    • Z34 Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy

Excludes 2

O00-O9A

  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
    • F53 Mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
  • A34 Obstetrical tetanus
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
  • M83.0 Puerperal osteomalacia