O75.4

Other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · O75.4
Excludes 2

complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery (O74.-) disruption of obstetrical (surgical) wound (O90.0-O90.1) hematoma of obstetrical (surgical) wound (O90.2) infection of obstetrical (surgical) wound (O86.0-)

Use additional

code to identify specific complication

Synonyms

Cardiac arrest following obstetric surgery or procedures Cardiac failure following obstetric surgery or procedures Cerebral anoxia following obstetric surgery or procedures Pulmonary edema following obstetric surgery or procedures

Inherited from O75Oth complications of labor and delivery, NEC
Excludes 2

puerperal (postpartum) infection (O86.-) puerperal (postpartum) sepsis (O85)

Inherited from chapter 15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Excludes 1

supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)

Excludes 2

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, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Note

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

Official Guidelines for O75.4

FY 2026 ›

Sections that reference O75.4

Sections whose FY 2026 text names O75.4, its O75 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.