O14 ICD-10-CM Code: Pre-eclampsia
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Coding at a Glance
- Tabular directives
- 1 Excludes1
Coding instructions
Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for O14 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.
Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2026Effective: October 1, 2025
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
- pre-existing hypertension with pre-eclampsia (O11) Compare O14 vs O11 →
Coder workflow for O14
MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record
Before you code O14
- O14 is not reportable as written. Select the more specific code beneath it that the documentation supports. Codes are reported to the highest level of specificity the classification provides (Guidelines I.B.2).
ReviewO14.0, O14.1, O14.2, O14.9
See the relationships section · Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →
- Confirm the condition is documented as complicating the pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium, and check the trimester where the code carries one and the fetus character where the category requires it. Chapter 15 codes belong on the maternal record only and take sequencing priority over codes from other chapters. It is the provider’s responsibility to state that a condition is not affecting the pregnancy; the trimester is assigned from the documentation (Guidelines I.C.15.a, I.C.15.a.1, I.C.15.a.3).
- Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with O14. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).
Choose the right path
- Does the documentation support one of the more specific codes beneath O14?
Yes → Select that code and continue the checks below on its own page.
No → O14 cannot be reported as written; query for the specificity its subcategory needs. - Does the documentation support a condition named in O14’s Excludes1 note?
Yes → Do not simply proceed: review the excluded code. Both are reported only when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated.
No → Continue.ReviewO11
Consider O14. Then confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.
Documentation check
- The provider’s diagnostic statement
- Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).
- Trimester
- Assigned from the documented trimester at the encounter, or the trimester in which the condition developed for inpatient stays (Guidelines I.C.15.a.3).
Official instructions as workflow
Excludes1 — check before selecting O14(1 note)
Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with O14: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.
CompareO11
See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a
Coding decision scenarios
Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases
Documentation: Both the condition O14 describes and a condition named in its Excludes1 note are documented for the same encounter.
Coding question: Can both codes be reported?
Path: Review the Excludes1 note and the excluded code, and look for a provider statement on whether the two conditions are related.
Reason: Excludes1 means the two are not coded together; the exception is when the record shows the conditions are unrelated to each other (Guidelines I.A.12.a).
ReviewO11
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Code Overview
MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.
Official Coding Guidelines
Official source data — quoted verbatim from the CMS/NCHS Official Guidelines
Official source data — quoted verbatim from the CMS/NCHS Official Guidelines
Verbatim excerpts from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (CMS/NCHS) that govern this code.
Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00 -I99)
7) Hypertension, Transient Assign code R03.0, Elevated blood pressure reading without diagnosis of hypertension, unless patient has an established diagnosis of hypertension. Assign code O13.-, Gestational [pregnancy-induced] hypertension without significant proteinuria, or O14.-, Pre-eclampsia, for transient hypertension of pregnancy.
Verify Before Coding
From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.
Relationships & Classification
MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets
Other codes that name O14 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.
Referenced by 1 Excludes1 note: I10 — Essential (primary) hypertension.
These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.
Referenced by 8 Excludes2 notes across 2 chapters: I10-I1A — Hypertensive diseases (I10-I1A), I11 — Hypertensive heart disease, I12 — Hypertensive chronic kidney disease, I13 — Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease, I15 — Secondary hypertension, I16 — Hypertensive crisis, I1A — Other hypertension, O99.4 — Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
These codes’ tabular lists name this diagnosis as distinct — both may be reported when both are documented.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of O14 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Run O14 with these 10 related codes in Claim Check
Hierarchy
- O00-O9A — Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A) (O00-O9A)[Hierarchy]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
- O10-O16 — Edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium[Hierarchy]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
Excludes1
- O11 — Pre-existing hypertension with pre-eclampsia[Excludes1]: “pre-existing hypertension with pre-eclampsia (O11)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
Referenced by Excludes1 notes
- I10 — Essential (primary) hypertension[Excludes1]: “hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
Referenced by Excludes2 notes
- I10-I1A — Hypertensive diseases (I10-I1A)[Excludes2]: “hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
- I11 — Hypertensive heart disease[Excludes2]: “hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
- I12 — Hypertensive chronic kidney disease[Excludes2]: “hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
- I13 — Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease[Excludes2]: “hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
- I15 — Secondary hypertension[Excludes2]: “hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
- I16 — Hypertensive crisis[Excludes2]: “hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
- I1A — Other hypertension[Excludes2]: “hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
- O99.4 — Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium[Excludes2]: “hypertensive disorders (O10-O16)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
Nearest codes (24)
- O14.0 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
- O14.00 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, unspecified trimester[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
- O14.02 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, second trimester[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
- O14.03 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, third trimester[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
- O14.04 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, complicating childbirth[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
- O14.05 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, complicating the puerperium[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
- O14.1 — Severe pre-eclampsia[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
- O14.10 — Severe pre-eclampsia, unspecified trimester[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
- and 16 more
Change history
- FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016
Common coding questions
Can O14 be billed directly?
No. O14 (Pre-eclampsia) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Sources for this page
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- Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
- CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Coding guidelines Official source data
- ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (FY2026), quoted by section Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Claim edits Official source data
- CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
- Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
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Change history
- FY2016 — October 1, 2015In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoptionPre-eclampsia
No changes since FY2016 — additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes are tracked through FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026), and none are recorded for this code. Note changes are tracked from FY2027 only.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to O14 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- O14.0 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia
- O14.00 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, unspecified trimester
- O14.02 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, second trimester
- O14.03 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, third trimester
- O14.04 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, complicating childbirth
- O14.05 — Mild to moderate pre-eclampsia, complicating the puerperium
- O14.1 — Severe pre-eclampsia
- O14.10 — Severe pre-eclampsia, unspecified trimester
- O14.12 — Severe pre-eclampsia, second trimester
- O14.13 — Severe pre-eclampsia, third trimester
- O14.14 — Severe pre-eclampsia complicating childbirth
- O14.15 — Severe pre-eclampsia, complicating the puerperium
- O14.2 — HELLP syndrome
- O14.20 — HELLP syndrome (HELLP), unspecified trimester
- O14.22 — HELLP syndrome (HELLP), second trimester
- O14.23 — HELLP syndrome (HELLP), third trimester
- O14.24 — HELLP syndrome, complicating childbirth
- O14.25 — HELLP syndrome, complicating the puerperium
- O14.9 — Unspecified pre-eclampsia
- O14.90 — Unspecified pre-eclampsia, unspecified trimester
- O14.92 — Unspecified pre-eclampsia, second trimester
- O14.93 — Unspecified pre-eclampsia, third trimester
- O14.94 — Unspecified pre-eclampsia, complicating childbirth
- O14.95 — Unspecified pre-eclampsia, complicating the puerperium