O16

Unspecified maternal hypertension

Non-billable header

O16 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • 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.-)

Excludes2

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

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

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.

Also known as

  • Hypertension, hypertensive, complicating pregnancy
  • Hypertension, hypertensive, maternal

More specific codes O16

  • O16.1Unspecified maternal hypertension, first trimesterBillable
  • O16.2Unspecified maternal hypertension, second trimesterBillable
  • O16.3Unspecified maternal hypertension, third trimesterBillable
  • O16.4Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating childbirthBillable
  • O16.5Unspecified maternal hypertension, complicating the puerperiumBillable
  • O16.9Unspecified maternal hypertension, unspecified trimesterBillable

Related codes

  • O10Pre-existing hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumHeader
  • O11Pre-existing hypertension with pre-eclampsiaHeader
  • O12Gestational [pregnancy-induced] edema and proteinuria without hypertensionHeader
  • O13Gestational [pregnancy-induced] hypertension without significant proteinuriaHeader
  • O14Pre-eclampsiaHeader
  • O15EclampsiaHeader

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