O90.9 Complication of the puerperium, unspecified

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 769 in MDC 14.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 674.92 Unspecified complications of puerperium, delivered, with mention of postpartum complication (approximate)
• 674.94 Unspecified complications of puerperium, postpartum condition or complication (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Maternity diagnoses (age 9 through 64): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 9 through 64.

Diagnosis Index entries for O90.9

• Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications) › complications
• Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications) › disease
• Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications) › disorder

Nearby codes

• O90.5 Postpartum thyroiditis
• O90.6 Postpartum mood disturbance
• O90.8 Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
• O90.81 Anemia of the puerperium
• O90.89 Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
• O90.9 Complication of the puerperium, unspecified (this code)