O22.9

Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified

Non-billable header

O22.9 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Gestational phlebitis NOS
  • Gestational phlebopathy NOS
  • Gestational thrombosis NOS

Includes (from O22)

  • 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 O22)
  • venous complications of: (from O22)
  • abortion NOS (O03.9) (from O22)
  • ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.7) (from O22)
  • failed attempted abortion (O07.35) (from O22)
  • induced abortion (O04.85) (from O22)
  • spontaneous abortion (O03.89) (from O22)

Excludes2

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

  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-) (from O22)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34) (from O22)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0) (from O22)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0) (from O22)
  • maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48) (from O22)
  • maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the puerperium (O98-O99) (from O22)
  • obstetric pulmonary embolism (O88.-) (from O22)
  • venous complications and hemorrhoids of childbirth and the puerperium (O87.-) (from O22)

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 O22)

Also known as

  • Gestational phlebitis NOS
  • Gestational phlebopathy NOS
  • Gestational thrombosis NOS
  • Phlebopathy,, gestational
  • Pregnancy, complicated by, phlebitis
  • Pregnancy, complicated by, phlebopathy
  • Pregnancy, complicated by, thrombosis
  • Pregnancy, complicated by, venous disorders

Parent code

  • O22Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancyHeader

More specific codes O22.9

  • O22.90Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified, unspecified trimesterBillable
  • O22.91Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified, first trimesterBillable
  • O22.92Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified, second trimesterBillable
  • O22.93Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified, third trimesterBillable

Related codes

  • O22.0Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancyHeader
  • O22.1Genital varices in pregnancyHeader
  • O22.2Superficial thrombophlebitis in pregnancyHeader
  • O22.3Deep phlebothrombosis in pregnancyHeader
  • O22.4Hemorrhoids in pregnancyHeader
  • O22.5Cerebral venous thrombosis in pregnancyHeader
  • O22.8Other venous complications in pregnancyHeader

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