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O98 - Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium


The ICD 10 Code for Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium is listed as O98.
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: O98
Description: Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Includes: the listed conditions when complicating the pregnant state, when aggravated by the pregnancy, or as a reason for obstetric care
  • Use additional code (Chapter 1) to identify specific infectious or parasitic disease
  • Excludes2: herpes gestationis (O26.4-)
  • infectious carrier state (O99.82-, O99.83-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • puerperal infection (O86.-)
  • puerperal sepsis (O85)
  • when the reason for maternal care is that the disease is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)
Chapter Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of O98:
O98.0 - Tuberculosis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O98.1 - Syphilis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O98.2 - Gonorrhea complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O98.3 - Other infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O98.4 - Viral hepatitis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O98.5 - Other viral diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O98.6 - Protozoal diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O98.7 - Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O98.8 - Other maternal infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O98.9 - Unspecified maternal infectious and parasitic disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium