O74.5
Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during labor and delivery
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 5 never code together
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Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 9
O74code
Includes
- maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during labor and delivery
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, to identify specific complication
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Notes
- 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
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.Z3A
Index entries leading here 3
- Effect, adverse
- Complication (s) (from) (of)
- Headache R51.9
Alongside this code 9 same parent — O74
O74.0 Aspirat pneumonitis due to anesth during labor and delivery O74.1 Oth pulmonary comp of anesthesia during labor and delivery O74.2 Cardiac comp of anesthesia during labor and delivery O74.3 Cnsl complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery O74.4 Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during labor and delivery O74.6 Oth comp of spinal and epidural anesth during labor and del O74.7 Failed or difficult intubation for anesth dur labor and del O74.8 Other complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery O74.9 Complication of anesthesia during labor and delivery, unsp
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