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O22.9 ICD-10-CM Code: Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified

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Billing Status: NO. This is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code: report a more specific billable code beneath it.

Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives
3 inclusion terms · 6 Excludes1 · 4 Excludes2

Not billable · FY2027A non-billable heading in the tabular list: report a more specific code beneath it.

What you need to know

Source: CMS/NCHS Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes, quoted. From the CMS/NCHS tabular list for the release in force. A note the category or block publishes applies to this code too; the Instructions section marks which is which.

Excludes1Never report with this code
  • venous complications of:
  • abortion NOS (O03.9)
  • ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.7)
  • failed attempted abortion (O07.35)

+2 more in Instructions

Excludes2Not included here; may be reported together
  • obstetric pulmonary embolism (O88.-)
  • venous complications and hemorrhoids of childbirth and the puerperium (O87.-)
  • maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48)
  • maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the puerperium (O98-O99)
IncludesWhat this code covers
  • Gestational phlebitis NOS
  • Gestational phlebopathy NOS
  • Gestational thrombosis NOS

Most relevant related codes MedCoder-derived

Read off the official notes above and this code’s own position in the tabular list. Which to report is a documentation question; Compare shows the two side by side.

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Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for O22.9 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2027Effective: October 1, 2026

Trace:FY2027 changesChange historyRelease, file and checksum

Notes without a marker are published on O22.9 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Gestational phlebitis NOS
  • Gestational phlebopathy NOS
  • Gestational thrombosis NOS

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).

Source: inherited from O22

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Coder workflow for O22.9

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code O22.9

  1. O22.9 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).

    ReviewO22.90, O22.91, O22.92

    See the relationships section · Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →

  2. Unspecified does not mean incorrect. When the record gives no greater specificity, O22.9 may be the appropriate code. Check the record for detail that supports a more specific sibling. An unspecified code is for records that do not provide the detail a more specific code needs; a query, not an assumption, is the route to specificity (Guidelines I.A.9.b, I.B.18).

    ReviewO22.0, O22.1, O22.2, O22.3, O22.4, O22.5, O22.8

    See the relationships section · Guide: Other vs unspecified (NEC vs NOS) →

  3. 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).

    Guide: How to choose an ICD-10-CM code →

  4. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with O22.9. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

    See the official tabular notes

Choose the right path

  1. Does the documentation support one of the more specific codes beneath O22.9?
    Yes → Select that code and continue the checks below on its own page.
    No → O22.9 cannot be reported as written; query for the specificity its subcategory needs.

    ReviewO22.90, O22.91, O22.92

  2. Does the record document the detail a more specific sibling code needs?
    Yes → Review the specific siblings in this subcategory.
    No → Continue — O22.9 is appropriate when the documentation goes no further.

    ReviewO22.0, O22.1, O22.2, O22.3, O22.4, O22.5, O22.8

  3. Does the documentation support a condition named in O22.9’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.

    ReviewO03.9, O08.7, O07.35, O04.85, O03.89

Consider O22.9. 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).
Any detail beyond this code’s title
What the record states that a more specific sibling code would capture — or its absence, which itself supports the unspecified code.

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes1 — check before selecting O22.9(6 notes)

    Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with O22.9: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

    CompareO03.9, O08.7, O07.35, O04.85, O03.89

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a

  • Excludes2 — not part of O22.9(4 notes)

    Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in O22.9. When the record documents both, both may be reported; the note is a boundary, not a prohibition.

    CompareO88, O87

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.b

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Documentation: The provider documents the condition in the terms of this code’s title and records no further detail.

Coding question: Is a more specific sibling code supportable?

Path: Review the specific siblings in this subcategory and what each requires the record to state.

Reason: A more specific code needs documentation of the distinguishing element; without it the unspecified code is appropriate, and a provider query is the route to specificity (Guidelines I.A.9.b, I.B.18).

ReviewO22.0, O22.1, O22.2, O22.3, O22.4, O22.5, O22.8

Documentation: Both the condition O22.9 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).

ReviewO03.9, O08.7, O07.35, O04.85, O03.89

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Don’t confuse O22.9 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of O22.9 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

  • O03.9— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of abortion NOS moves the case to O03.9; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: O22.9 vs O03.9 →

  • O08.7— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of ectopic or molar pregnancy moves the case to O08.7; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: O22.9 vs O08.7 →

  • O07.35— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of failed attempted abortion moves the case to O07.35; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: O22.9 vs O07.35 →

  • O04.85— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of induced abortion moves the case to O04.85; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: O22.9 vs O04.85 →

  • O03.89— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of spontaneous abortion moves the case to O03.89; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: O22.9 vs O03.89 →

  • O88— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

    Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

    A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

    What moves you there: Documentation of obstetric pulmonary embolism adds O88; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: O22.9 vs O88 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Coding context

Guidelines, coding notes, decision aids, relationships (with MS-DRG and CCSR classification), hierarchy, HCC, coverage and the context map: what a coder reaches for after the core. Each section names whether it is official source data, a MedCoder-derived relationship or MedCoder editorial.

Code Overview

Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O22.9). A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission.

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

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-derived relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name O22.9 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 2 Excludes2 notes: O87 — Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium (via O22.-), O99.4 — Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (via O22.-).

These codes’ tabular lists name this diagnosis as distinct — both may be reported when both are documented.

Referenced by 2 Code First instructions: I80 — Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (via O22.-), I82 — Other venous embolism and thrombosis (via O22.-).

Each of these codes carries a Code First note naming this condition — when that code is reported, THIS code is sequenced first, ahead of it.

Related Codes

Same Index main term, other category

The ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries files this code under the main term “Phlebopathy,”; these codes share that main term but sit in a different category of the Tabular List.

O87.9 — Venous complication in the puerperium, unspecified

Contextual Map

Every relationship of O22.9 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 O22.9 with these 4 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

Referenced by Code First instructions

  • I80 — Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis[Code First](via O22.-): “phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.-, O87.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2027
  • I82 — Other venous embolism and thrombosis[Code First](via O22.-): “pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.-, O87.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2027

Nearest codes (40)

Change history

  • FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016

Reference

Index terms and tables, published questions and FAQ, every source behind this page with its release and checksum, the date-of-service check and the complete change history.

Common coding questions

MedCoder editorial

Can O22.9 be billed directly?

No. O22.9 (Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified) 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

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2026 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v44.0 (October 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-derived relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder editorial explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 20, 2026 · All releases and sources

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Reference this page in a research guide, syllabus or article. The release is included because code content changes each year.

MedCoder.ai. "O22.9 — Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified." ICD-10-CM FY2027. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/o22.9-venous-complication-in-pregnancy-unspecified

Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified

No changes since FY2016 — additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes are tracked through FY2027, and none are recorded for this code. Note changes are tracked from FY2027 only.

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Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to O22.9 in its code family, with their registry titles.

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