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O90.49 vs R34

O90.49 (Other postpartum acute kidney failure) compared with R34 (Anuria and oliguria), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. O90.49 carries an Excludes1 note covering R34: “anuria and oliguria (R34)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. R34 carries an Excludes1 note covering O90.49: “anuria and oliguria complicating the puerperium (O90.49)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

O90.49Other postpartum acute kidney failureR34Anuria and oliguria
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationO00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)
DefinitionOther postpartum acute kidney failure is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (O90.49).Anuria and oliguria is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R34).
Includes
Postpartum acute kidney failure
Puerperal anuria
Puerperal oliguria

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources