O25.3 is the authoritative medical code for Malnutrition in the puerperium. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for malnutrition in the puerperium (ICD-10-CM O25.3), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with current federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Malnutrition in the puerperium is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code O25.3. Excludes2 (not included here): 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.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for O25.3 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- 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
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can O25.3 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, O25.3 and the following are not considered part of each other and may both be reported when both conditions are present: 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).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to O25.3 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- O25 — Malnutrition in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- O25.1 — Malnutrition in pregnancy
- O25.10 — Malnutrition in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- O25.11 — Malnutrition in pregnancy, first trimester
- O25.12 — Malnutrition in pregnancy, second trimester
- O25.13 — Malnutrition in pregnancy, third trimester
- O25.2 — Malnutrition in childbirth
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), malnutrition