O23.2

Infections of urethra in pregnancy

Non-billable header

O23.2 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from O23)

  • 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 O23)

Excludes2

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

  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-) (from O23)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34) (from O23)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0) (from O23)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0) (from O23)
  • maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48) (from O23)
  • maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the puerperium (O98-O99) (from O23)
  • gonococcal infections complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.2) (from O23)
  • infections with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission NOS complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.3) (from O23)
  • syphilis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.1) (from O23)
  • tuberculosis of genitourinary system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.0) (from O23)
  • venereal disease NOS complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.3) (from O23)

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 O23)
  • code to identify organism (B95.-, B96.-) (from O23)

Also known as

  • Pregnancy, complicated by, infection, urethra
  • Pregnancy, complicated by, urethritis

Parent code

  • O23Infections of genitourinary tract in pregnancyHeader

More specific codes O23.2

  • O23.20Infections of urethra in pregnancy, unspecified trimesterBillable
  • O23.21Infections of urethra in pregnancy, first trimesterBillable
  • O23.22Infections of urethra in pregnancy, second trimesterBillable
  • O23.23Infections of urethra in pregnancy, third trimesterBillable

Related codes

  • O23.0Infections of kidney in pregnancyHeader
  • O23.1Infections of bladder in pregnancyHeader
  • O23.3Infections of other parts of urinary tract in pregnancyHeader
  • O23.4Unspecified infection of urinary tract in pregnancyHeader
  • O23.5Infections of the genital tract in pregnancyHeader
  • O23.9Unspecified genitourinary tract infection in pregnancyHeader

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