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O29 - Complications of anesthesia during pregnancy


The ICD 10 Code for Complications of anesthesia during pregnancy is listed as O29.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: O29
Description: Complications of anesthesia during pregnancy
  • Includes: maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during pregnancy
  • Use additional code, if necessary, to identify the complication
  • Excludes2: complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery (O74.-)
  • complications of anesthesia during the puerperium (O89.-)
Chapter Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of O29:
O29.0 - Pulmonary complications of anesthesia during pregnancy
O29.1 - Cardiac complications of anesthesia during pregnancy
O29.2 - Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during pregnancy
O29.3 - Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during pregnancy
O29.4 - Spinal and epidural anesthesia induced headache during pregnancy
O29.5 - Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during pregnancy
O29.6 - Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during pregnancy
O29.8 - Other complications of anesthesia during pregnancy
O29.9 - Unspecified complication of anesthesia during pregnancy