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ChapterXVPregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumOpen
Coding note
The codes included in this chapter are to be used for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
Exclusions
- Certain diseases or injuries complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium classified elsewhere: external causes (for mortality) (V01-Y89)
- Certain diseases or injuries complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium classified elsewhere: injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external cause (S00-T88.1, T88.6-T98)
- Certain diseases or injuries complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium classified elsewhere: mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
- Certain diseases or injuries complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium classified elsewhere: obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- Certain diseases or injuries complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium classified elsewhere: postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
- Certain diseases or injuries complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium classified elsewhere: puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
- supervision of: high-risk pregnancy (Z35.-)
- supervision of: normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Note
This category is to be used for morbidity coding only to indicate conditions in categories O00-O75 and O85-O92 as the cause of sequelae, which are themselves classified elsewhere. The 'sequelae' include conditions specified as such or as late effects, or those present one year or more after the onset of the causal condition.
Not to be used for chronic complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. Code these to O00-O75 and O85-O92 .