O9A.5 - Psychological abuse complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
ICD-10-CM Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium · O94-O9A Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified (O94-O9A) · Subcategory of O9A · FY2027
Coding Guidance
O9A.5 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms listed under O9A.5 in the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Conditions in T74.31 or T76.31
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code to identify the perpetrator of abuse (Y07.-)
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
- puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
More Specific Codes (3)
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More specific codes for O9A.5
Codes at the same level as O9A.5
- Malignant neoplasm complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A.1
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A.2
- Physical abuse complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A.3
- Sexual abuse complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A.4