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O98.73 ICD-10-CM Code: Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating the puerperium

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Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives
1 inclusion term · 6 Excludes2 · 6 use-additional instructions

Billable · FY2027A valid, specific ICD-10-CM code, reportable for dates of service in FY2027.

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, and is marked with where it comes from.

Use additional codeReport with this code when documented
  • Use additional code to identify the type of HIV disease: (from O98.7)
  • Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (B20) (from O98.7)
  • Asymptomatic HIV status (Z21) (from O98.7)
  • HIV positive NOS (Z21) (from O98.7)

+2 more in Instructions

Excludes2from O98Not included here; may be reported together
  • herpes gestationis (O26.4-)
  • infectious carrier state (O99.82-, O99.83-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • puerperal infection (O86.-)

+2 more in Instructions

Includesfrom O98What O98 covers
  • the listed conditions when complicating the pregnant state, when aggravated by the pregnancy, or as a reason for obstetric care

Where it sits Source: CMS/NCHS

Under:Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the PuerperiumO94-O9A Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classifiedO98 Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO98.7 Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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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Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 769 — POSTPARTUM AND POST ABORTION DIAGNOSES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES (MDC 14)
  • MS-DRG 776 — POSTPARTUM AND POST ABORTION DIAGNOSES WITHOUT O.R. PROCEDURES (MDC 14)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for O98.73 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 O98.73 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Includes

Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.

  • the listed conditions when complicating the pregnant state, when aggravated by the pregnancy, or as a reason for obstetric care

Source: inherited from O98

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

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

Source: inherited from O98

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • Use additional code to identify the type of HIV disease:
  • Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (B20) inherited from O98.7
  • Asymptomatic HIV status (Z21) inherited from O98.7
  • HIV positive NOS (Z21) inherited from O98.7
  • Symptomatic HIV disease (B20) inherited from O98.7
  • Use additional code (Chapter 1), to identify specific infectious or parasitic disease inherited from O98

Coder workflow for O98.73

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

Before you code O98.73

  1. 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).

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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).
The conditions the Use Additional Code note names
Reported with this code when documented; a conditional instruction (“if applicable”, “if known”) applies only when the record supports it.

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes2 — not part of O98.73(6 notes)

    Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in O98.73. When the record documents both, both may be reported; the note is a boundary, not a prohibition.

    CompareO26.4, O99.82, O99.83, A34, O86, O85

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

  • Use Additional Code — after identifying O98.73(6 notes)

    Coding workflow: Check whether the documentation supports the additional code(s) the note names, and report them with O98.73 when it does. Where the instruction is conditional (“if applicable”, “if known”), it applies only when the record documents the condition.

    ReviewB20, Z21

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.13

Coding decision scenarios

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

Documentation: A condition the Use Additional Code note names is documented.

Coding question: Is a second code reported with O98.73?

Path: Review the Use Additional Code note and the code it names.

Reason: The additional code is reported when the record documents the condition; a conditional instruction applies only when its condition is met (Guidelines I.A.13).

ReviewB20, Z21

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 O98.73 with…

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

The codes most likely to be picked instead of O98.73 — 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.

  • O26.4— 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 herpes gestationis adds O26.4; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: O98.73 vs O26.4 →

  • O99.82— 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 infectious carrier state adds O99.82; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: O98.73 vs O99.82 →

  • O99.83— 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 infectious carrier state adds O99.83; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: O98.73 vs O99.83 →

  • A34— 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 obstetrical tetanus adds A34; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: O98.73 vs A34 →

  • O86— 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 puerperal infection adds O86; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: O98.73 vs O86 →

  • O85— 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 puerperal sepsis adds O85; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

    Full comparison: O98.73 vs O85 →

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

Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating the puerperium is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (O98.73).

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

Verbatim excerpts from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (CMS/NCHS) that govern this code.

Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99), U07.1, U09.9 a. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections 1) Code only confirmed cases

(h) HIV Infection in Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium When a patient presents during pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium with documented symptomatic HIV disease or an HIV related illness, assign a code from subcategory O98.7, Human immunodeficiency [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, followed by code B20 and additional code(s) for any HIV-related illness(es). Codes from Chapter 15 always take sequencing priority.

Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99), U07.1, U09.9 a. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections 1) Code only confirmed cases

When a patient presents during pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium with documented asymptomatic HIV infection status or is HIV-positive, assign a code from subcategory O98.7 followed by code Z21.

Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)

f. HIV Infection in Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium During pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium, a patient admitted because of an HIV-related illness should receive a principal diagnosis from subcategory O98.7-, Human immunodeficiency [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, followed by the code(s) for the HIV-related illness(es).

Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)

Patients with asymptomatic HIV infection status admitted during pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium should receive codes of O98.7- and Z21, Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status.

Verify Before Coding

  • Age-restricted: the Medicare Code Editor lists this as a maternity (age 9-64) diagnosis; other ages are presumed incorrect.
  • CC as a secondary diagnosis (FY2027). Can raise the stay's MS-DRG severity tier.

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 O98.73 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: O98.5 — Other viral diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (via O98.7.-).

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Referenced by 10 Excludes2 notes: O20 — Hemorrhage in early pregnancy (via O98.-), O20-O29 — Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy (O20-O29) (via O98.-), O21 — Excessive vomiting in pregnancy (via O98.-), O22 — Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy (via O98.-), O23 — Infections of genitourinary tract in pregnancy (via O98.-), O24 — Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (via O98.-), O25 — Malnutrition in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (via O98.-), O26 — Maternal care for other conditions predominantly related to pregnancy (via O98.-), O28 — Abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (via O98.-), O29 — Complications of anesthesia during pregnancy (via O98.-).

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

Referenced by 2 Code First instructions across 2 chapters: B20 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (via O98.7.-), Z21 — Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status (via O98.7.-).

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.

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

FY2027 MS-DRG: CC — Complication or Comorbidity. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, this code raises the stay's MS-DRG severity tier — except when the principal diagnosis is one of 36 clinically related codes on its CMS exclusion list.

Named in the grouper logic of 2 MS-DRGs: DRG 769 (MDC 14), DRG 776 (MDC 14).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):PRG027 — Complications specified during the puerperium (default); INF006 — HIV infection.

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same clinical process (MS-DRG)

Acts as CC — raises the severity of other admissions. CMS groups these diagnoses into one MS-DRG principal-diagnosis exclusion process — a CC/MCC on this list never raises severity when the principal diagnosis is also on it.

O98.52 — Other viral diseases complicating childbirth, O98.53 — Other viral diseases complicating the puerperium, O98.611 — Protozoal diseases complicating pregnancy, first trimester, O98.612 — Protozoal diseases complicating pregnancy, second trimester, O98.613 — Protozoal diseases complicating pregnancy, third trimester, O98.711 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, first trimester, O98.712 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, second trimester, O98.713 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, third trimester, O98.719 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester, O98.72 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating childbirth, O98.811 — Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, first trimester, O98.812 — Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, second trimester, O98.813 — Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, third trimester, O98.819 — Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester, O98.82 — Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating childbirth, O98.83 — Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating the puerperium, O98.911 — Unspecified maternal infectious and parasitic disease complicating pregnancy, first trimester, O98.912 — Unspecified maternal infectious and parasitic disease complicating pregnancy, second trimester, O98.913 — Unspecified maternal infectious and parasitic disease complicating pregnancy, third trimester, O98.919 — Unspecified maternal infectious and parasitic disease complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester, +15 more

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical categories (Complications specified during the puerperium, HIV infection).

O98.23 — Gonorrhea complicating the puerperium, O98.33 — Other infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission complicating the puerperium, O98.43 — Viral hepatitis complicating the puerperium, O98.53 — Other viral diseases complicating the puerperium, O98.63 — Protozoal diseases complicating the puerperium, O98.711 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, first trimester, O98.712 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, second trimester, O98.713 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, third trimester, O98.719 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester, O98.72 — Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating childbirth, O98.83 — Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating the puerperium, O98.93 — Unspecified maternal infectious and parasitic disease complicating the puerperium, O99.03 — Anemia complicating the puerperium, O99.13 — Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating the puerperium, O99.215 — Obesity complicating the puerperium, O99.285 — Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating the puerperium, O99.315 — Alcohol use complicating the puerperium, O99.325 — Drug use complicating the puerperium, O99.335 — Smoking (tobacco) complicating the puerperium, O99.345 — Other mental disorders complicating the puerperium, +122 more

Same Index main term, other category

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

O91.22 — Nonpurulent mastitis associated with the puerperium (mammitis), O91.23 — Nonpurulent mastitis associated with lactation (mammitis, associated with lactation), O92.02 — Retracted nipple associated with the puerperium (retracted nipple), O92.12 — Cracked nipple associated with the puerperium (fissure, nipple), O92.13 — Cracked nipple associated with lactation (fissure, nipple, associated with lactation), O92.29 — Other disorders of breast associated with pregnancy and the puerperium (induration breast), O92.3 — Agalactia (failure, lactation), O92.4 — Hypogalactia (failure, lactation, partial), O92.6 — Galactorrhea (galactorrhea), O92.70 — Unspecified disorders of lactation (disorder, lactation), O99.03 — Anemia complicating the puerperium (disease, Valsuani's), O99.13 — Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating the puerperium (coagulopathy), O99.215 — Obesity complicating the puerperium (obesity), O99.285 — Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating the puerperium (endocrine, nutritional or metabolic disease NEC), O99.315 — Alcohol use complicating the puerperium (alcohol use), O99.325 — Drug use complicating the puerperium (drug use), O99.345 — Other mental disorders complicating the puerperium (mental disorder NEC), O99.355 — Diseases of the nervous system complicating the puerperium (hemiplegia, cerebral), O99.43 — Diseases of the circulatory system complicating the puerperium (stroke), O99.53 — Diseases of the respiratory system complicating the puerperium (respiratory disease NEC), +70 more

Lab tests where this diagnosis supports Medicare coverage (NCD)

Medicare's National Coverage Determination (NCD) program lists this diagnosis as medical justification for these lab tests.

HIV Screening Test, HIV Viral Load

Contextual Map

Every relationship of O98.73 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.

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Hierarchy

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

Referenced by Excludes2 notes (10)

Referenced by Code First instructions

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MS-DRG Grouper

MDC crossing

  • MDC 14 — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium[MDC crossing]: “Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs. 94 same-MDC procedures group here; browse them on the MDC page.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027

Index entries

  • Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), infection, maternal, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · 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.

Indexed Clinical Terms (1)

Official source data — entries quoted as published, in the Index’s own lookup phrasing

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code. These are alphabetic-index entries shown as the Index writes them — lookup phrasing, not necessarily the wording of a final diagnosis.

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
Coding guidelines Official source data
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (FY2027), quoted by section 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
Inpatient payment groups Official source data
CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44 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
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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 28, 2026 · All releases and sources

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Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating the puerperium

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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