O99.21 Obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Use additional code

• code to identify the type of obesity (E66.-)

Applies from O99 Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Includes

• conditions which complicate the pregnant state, are aggravated by the pregnancy or are a main reason for obstetric care

Excludes2 (not included here)

• when the reason for maternal care is that the condition is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)

Use additional code

• code to identify specific condition

Applies from O99.2 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Applicable to

• Conditions in E00-E89

Excludes2 (not included here)

• diabetes mellitus (O24.-)
• malnutrition (O25.-)
• postpartum thyroiditis (O90.5)

Codes under O99.21

• O99.210 Obesity complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
• O99.211 Obesity complicating pregnancy, first trimester
• O99.212 Obesity complicating pregnancy, second trimester
• O99.213 Obesity complicating pregnancy, third trimester
• O99.214 Obesity complicating childbirth
• O99.215 Obesity complicating the puerperium

Code annotations containing back-references to O99.21

Back-references to O99.21

• Code First: E66 Overweight and obesity ("obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, if applicable (O99.21-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for O99.21

• Obesity › complicating › pregnancy
• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › obesity (pre-existing)

Nearby codes

• O99.113 Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating pregnancy, third trimester
• O99.119 Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
• O99.12 Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating childbirth
• O99.13 Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating the puerperium
• O99.2 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
• O99.21 Obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (this code)
• O99.210 Obesity complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
• O99.211 Obesity complicating pregnancy, first trimester
• O99.212 Obesity complicating pregnancy, second trimester
• O99.213 Obesity complicating pregnancy, third trimester
• O99.214 Obesity complicating childbirth