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O34 vs O99.815

O34 (Maternal care for abnormality of pelvic organs) compared with O99.815 (Abnormal glucose complicating the puerperium), from the official CMS tabular data.

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Summary

These codes can be reported together when both conditions are documented, because O99.815 lists O34 under Excludes2, which marks them as distinct conditions.

Official rule
What is different?

The conditions named and billing status.O34 is “Maternal care for abnormality of pelvic organs”; O99.815 is “Abnormal glucose complicating the puerperium”. O34 is a non-billable header; O99.815 is billable.

Registry fact

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when both are documented.O99.815 lists O34 under Excludes2: “maternal care for known or suspected abnormality of maternal pelvic organs (O34.-)”. Excludes2 marks distinct conditions that may both be reported when both are documented.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is there an Excludes1 relationship?

None.Neither entry carries an Excludes1 note that names the other code. O99.815 carries 1 Excludes1 note covering other codes; the side-by-side table quotes them.

Official rule

Is there an Excludes2 relationship?

Yes.O99.815’s tabular entry: “maternal care for known or suspected abnormality of maternal pelvic organs (O34.-)”. The note covers O34.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is one more specific?

Not comparable.The codes sit in different categories; specificity is only comparable within one category.

Is one a parent or header code?

One is a header.O34 is a non-billable header, but O99.815 is not one of its subdivisions.

Registry fact

Are there sequencing instructions?

None.Neither entry carries a Code First or Use Additional Code note that names the other.

Official rule

Are there other coding relationships?

None found.No laterality, encounter-phase, Table of Neoplasms, Table of Drugs and Chemicals, or history-versus-active-disease relationship links these codes.

MedCoder-derived

Official rule: a tabular instructional note or a section of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, quoted as published. Registry fact: the codes’ own published attributes (titles, billable status, position in the hierarchy, code set). MedCoder-derived: a reading MedCoder computes from those facts; it is not itself a rule. How to read the labels

Can these codes be reported together?

Informational

Excludes2 relationship

O99.815
Abnormal glucose complicating the puerperium
↔
O34
Maternal care for abnormality of pelvic organs

What we found

Yes, when both are documented.O99.815 carries an Excludes2 note covering O34: “maternal care for known or suspected abnormality of maternal pelvic organs (O34.-)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

What to review

Report both only when the documentation supports both conditions; otherwise report the one documented.

Guide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2Check these on a claim

Why it matters

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of the code above it, but a patient can have both. Report both when both are documented.

Source / rule

CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes

Official guidance behind these answers

  • Section I.A.12.b — Excludes2 · applies to: Excludes2

    A type 2 Excludes note represents “Not included here.” An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

    ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines FY2027

Quoted from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting in effect for the release shown. The tabular notes above are the code-level instruction; these sections are the convention that says how such a note is applied. Source document (CMS PDF) · Release and checksum

Side by side

Similar descriptions do not make codes interchangeable. The documentation and the official instructions decide which code applies.

Official descriptionDiffers
O34

Maternal care for abnormality of pelvic organs

O99.815

Abnormal glucose complicating the puerperium

StatusDiffers
O34
Non-billable header

A header is not reported on a claim; a code beneath it is.

Report instead: O34.00, O34.01, O34.02, O34.03, O34.10

O99.815
Billable
Excludes1Differs
O34

None at this code

O99.815
  • gestational diabetes (O24.4-)
Excludes2Differs
O34

None at this code

O99.815
  • 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-)
  • when the reason for maternal care is that the condition is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)
Code firstDiffers
O34
  • any associated obstructed labor (O65.5)
O99.815

None at this code

Use additional codeDiffers
O34
  • code for specific condition
O99.815
  • code to identify condition
  • code to identify specific condition
CategoryDiffers
O34

Is itself a category

O99.815

O99 Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

ChapterSame for both

O00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)

IncludesDiffers
O34
  • the listed conditions as a reason for hospitalization or other obstetric care of the mother, or for cesarean delivery before onset of labor
O99.815
  • conditions which complicate the pregnant state, are aggravated by the pregnancy or are a main reason for obstetric care

No Code also and 7th character note at either code.

Notes are the code’s own tabular entry, quoted as published. A note that names the other code is the one the verdict above rests on. In a row that differs, notes every code shares are dimmed.

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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2027). A coding-rule comparison, not billing advice: payer-specific edits and medical-necessity policy are outside its scope. All data sources