ICD-10 Chapter XV: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

This is a shortened version of the fifteenth chapter of the ICD-10: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. It covers ICD codes O00.0 to O99.8. All versions of the ICD-10, including the most recent one (2019), can be browsed freely on the website of the World Health Organisation (WHO). The ICD-10 can also be downloaded in PDF-form.

ICD-10 chapters
Chapter Block Title
I A00–B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
II C00–D48 Neoplasms
III D50–D89 Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
IV E00–E90 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
V F00–F99 Mental and behavioural disorders
VI G00–G99 Diseases of the nervous system
VII H00–H59 Diseases of the eye and adnexa
VIII H60–H95 Diseases of the ear and mastoid process
IX I00–I99 Diseases of the circulatory system
X J00–J99 Diseases of the respiratory system
XI K00–K93 Diseases of the digestive system
XII L00–L99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
XIII M00–M99 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
XIV N00–N99 Diseases of the genitourinary system
XV O00–O99 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
XVI P00–P96 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
XVII Q00–Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
XVIII R00–R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
XIX S00–T98 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
XX V01–Y98 External causes of morbidity and mortality
XXI Z00–Z99 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
XXII U00–U99 Codes for special purposes

Chapter XV of ICD-10 deals with conditions occurring during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, more commonly known as the postpartum period. Examples of conditions captured using codes from Chapter XV include miscarriage, gestational diabetes, multiple gestation, and obstetric death.

Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00–O08)

Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10–O16)

Complications of labour and delivery (O60–O75)

Delivery (O80–O84)

Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified (O95–O99)
  • O94 Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O95 Obstetric death of unspecified cause
  • O96 Death from any obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery
  • O97 Death from sequelae of direct obstetric causes
  • O98 Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O99 Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    • O99.0 Anaemia complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    • O99.1 Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
    • O99.2 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    • O99.3 Mental disorders and diseases of the nervous system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    • O99.4 Diseases of the Circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    • O99.5 Diseases of the respiratory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    • O99.6 Diseases of the digestive system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    • O99.7 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    • O99.8 Other specified diseases and conditions complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Excludes
  • Supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
  • Mental and behavioral disordersassociated with puerperium (F53)
  • Obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • Postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
  • Puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

See also
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