O99.215 Obesity complicating the puerperium

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

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)

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

Use additional code

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

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 649.12 Obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium, delivered, with mention of postpartum complication (approximate)
• 649.14 Obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the 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.

Code annotations containing back-references to O99.215

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 O99.215

• Obesity › complicating › puerperium
• Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications) › obesity (pre-existing prior to pregnancy)

Nearby codes

• 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 (this code)
• O99.28 Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
• O99.280 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
• O99.281 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, first trimester
• O99.282 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, second trimester
• O99.283 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, third trimester