O89.9
Complication of anesthesia during the puerperium, unspecified
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 8 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 8 never code together
Instructional notes 9
O89code
Includes
- maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during the puerperium
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, to identify specific complication
O00-O9Achapter
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
Alongside this code 8 same parent — O89
O89.0 Pulmonary complications of anesthesia during the puerperium category O89.1 Cardiac complications of anesthesia during the puerperium O89.2 Cnsl complications of anesthesia during the puerperium O89.3 Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during the puerperium O89.4 Spinal and epidur anesthesia-induced hdache during the puerp O89.5 Oth comp of spinal and epidural anesth during the puerperium O89.6 Failed or difficult intubation for anesth during the puerp O89.8 Other complications of anesthesia during the puerperium
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.