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Category · FY2027

O74 Complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery

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O74 is not billable. The category heads 10 billable codes in FY2027: the 10 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • SyndromeMendelson's → O74.0
  • Syndromeacid pulmonary aspiration, obstetric → O74.0
  • Mendelson's syndrome (due to anesthesia)obstetric → O74.0

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 15 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  2. O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
  3. O74 Complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
Billable codes
10
Subdivisions
10
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
32

Codes in O74

  1. O74.0
    Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during labor and delivery
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Inhalation of stomach contents or secretions NOS due to anesthesia during labor and delivery
    • Mendelson's syndrome due to anesthesia during labor and delivery
  2. O74.1
    Other pulmonary complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
    Billable
  3. O74.2
    Cardiac complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
    Billable
  4. O74.3
    Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
    Billable
  5. O74.4
    Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during labor and delivery
    Billable
  6. O74.5
    Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during labor and delivery
    Billable
  7. O74.6
    Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during labor and delivery
    Billable
  8. O74.7
    Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during labor and delivery
    Billable
  9. O74.8
    Other complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
    Billable
  10. O74.9
    Complication of anesthesia during labor and delivery, unspecified
    Billable

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At O74

Includes

  • maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during labor and delivery

Use additional code

  • code, if applicable, to identify specific complication

Notes that also apply

Chapter 15 instructions (Notes 6, Excludes1 1, Excludes2 4, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 15 page.

Index entries

  • Mendelson's syndrome (due to anesthesia)in labor and delivery → O74.0
  • Mendelson's syndrome (due to anesthesia)obstetric → O74.0
  • Syndromeacid pulmonary aspiration, obstetric → O74.0
  • SyndromeMendelson's → O74.0
  • Complication(s) (from) (of)sedation during labor and delivery → O74.9
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)aspirationobstetric → O74.0
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)postanestheticin labor and delivery → O74.0
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)postanestheticobstetric → O74.0
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)postoperativeobstetric → O74.0
  • Complication(s) (from) (of)sedation during labor and deliverypulmonary NEC → O74.1
  • Complication(s) (from) (of)sedation during labor and deliverycardiac → O74.2
  • Complication(s) (from) (of)sedation during labor and deliverycentral nervous system → O74.3
  • Reactiontoxic, to local anesthesiain labor and delivery → O74.4
  • Headachespinal and epidural anesthesia - inducedin labor and delivery → O74.5
  • Failure, failedintubation during anesthesialabor and delivery → O74.7
  • Effect, adverseanesthesiain labor and delivery → O74.9
  • Inhalationstomach contents or secretionsdue to anesthesia (general) (local) or other sedationin labor and delivery → O74.0
  • Collapselung (massive)pressure due to anesthesia (general) (local) or other sedationduring labor and delivery → O74.1
  • Effect, adverseanesthesialocal, toxicin labor and delivery → O74.4
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyanesthetic death → O74.8
  • Effect, adverseanesthesiaspecified NECin labor and delivery → O74.8
  • Complication(s) (from) (of)anesthesia, anestheticpulmonaryinlabor and delivery → O74.1
  • Arrest, arrestedcardiaccomplicatinganesthesia (general) (local) or other sedationin labor and delivery → O74.2
  • Complication(s) (from) (of)anesthesia, anestheticcardiacinlabor and delivery → O74.2
  • Failure, failedheart (acute) (senile) (sudden)complicatinganesthesia (general) (local) or other sedationin labor and delivery → O74.2
  • Anoxia (pathological)cerebralcomplicatinganesthesia (general) (local) or other sedationin labor and delivery → O74.3
  • Complication(s) (from) (of)anesthesia, anestheticcentral nervous systeminlabor and delivery → O74.3
  • Effect, adverseanesthesiaspinal and epiduralheadachein labor and delivery → O74.5
  • Complication(s) (from) (of)anesthesia, anestheticspinal and epiduralinlabor and delivery NEC → O74.6
  • Effect, adverseanesthesiaspinal and epiduralspecified NECin labor and delivery → O74.6
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary)aspirationdue toanesthesiaduringlabor and delivery → O74.0
  • Complication(s) (from) (of)anesthesia, anestheticspinal and epiduralinlabor and delivery NECheadache → O74.5

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