`O94` Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Code first

condition resulting from (sequela) of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

Notes

This category is to be used to indicate conditions in O00-O77.-, O85-O94 and O98-O9A.- as the cause of late effects. The sequelae include conditions specified as such, or as late effects, which may occur at any time after the puerperium

Applies from O94 Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

Code first

condition resulting from (sequela) of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

Notes

This category is to be used to indicate conditions in O00-O77.-, O85-O94 and O98-O9A.- as the cause of late effects. The sequelae include conditions specified as such, or as late effects, which may occur at any time after the puerperium

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

677 Late effect of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

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.
Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to O94

Back-references to O94

Code First: Z3A Weeks of gestation ("obstetric condition or encounter for delivery (O09-O60, O80-O82, O94-O9A)")

Back-references to O94

Code First: Z3A Weeks of gestation ("obstetric condition or encounter for delivery (O09-O60, O80-O82, O94-O9A)")

Diagnosis Index entries for O94

Sequelae (of) › childbirth
Sequelae (of) › obstetrical condition
Sequelae (of) › pregnancy
Sequelae (of) › puerperium

Nearby codes

O94 Sequelae of complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (this code)