O89 vs T88.53XD
O89 (Complications of anesthesia during the puerperium) compared with T88.53XD (Unintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).
Can these codes be reported together?
Yes, when both are documented. T88.53XD carries an Excludes2 note covering O89: “complications of anesthesia in puerperium (O89.-)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Side by side
| O89Complications of anesthesia during the puerperium | T88.53XDUnintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, subsequent encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Billable |
| Classification | O00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Complications of anesthesia during the puerperium is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O89). | Unintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T88.53D). |
| 7th character | — | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T88 |
| Includes | maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during the puerperium | — |
| Use additional code | code, if applicable, to identify specific complication | code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5) code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources