O14.2

HELLP syndrome

Non-billable header

O14.2 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Severe pre-eclampsia with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count (HELLP)

Includes (from O14)

  • Note: CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
  • Note: 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)
  • Note: Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
  • Note: 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
  • Note: 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
  • Note: 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-) (from O14)
  • pre-existing hypertension with pre-eclampsia (O11) (from O14)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-) (from O14)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34) (from O14)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0) (from O14)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0) (from O14)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known. (from O14)

Also known as

  • Severe pre-eclampsia with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count (HELLP)
  • Pre-eclampsia, severe, with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count
  • Pregnancy, complicated by, HELLP syndrome
  • Syndrome, HELLP

Parent code

  • O14Pre-eclampsiaHeader

More specific codes O14.2

  • O14.20HELLP syndrome (HELLP), unspecified trimesterBillable
  • O14.22HELLP syndrome (HELLP), second trimesterBillable
  • O14.23HELLP syndrome (HELLP), third trimesterBillable
  • O14.24HELLP syndrome, complicating childbirthBillable
  • O14.25HELLP syndrome, complicating the puerperiumBillable

Related codes

  • O14.0Mild to moderate pre-eclampsiaHeader
  • O14.1Severe pre-eclampsiaHeader
  • O14.9Unspecified pre-eclampsiaHeader

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