O9A.2

Non-billable

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

O9A.2 is the ICD-10-CM code for Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as O9A.21 for billing.

Status
Header (non-billable)
Chapter
O00-O9A
Parent
O9A
Subcodes
3
Edition
FY2026

O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

What this means — in plain language

MedlinePlus · NIH

Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include: Preterm (premature) labor , when your labor starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy Premature rupture of membranes (PROM), when your water breaks too early. If labor…

Read more about Childbirth Problems at MedlinePlus ↗

Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus). Informational only — not medical advice.

Includes

Excludes2 — not included here

  • physical, sexual and psychological abuse complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O9A.3-, O9A.4-, O9A.5-)

Use additional code

  • code(s) to identify the injury or poisoning

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10 code O9A.2?
O9A.2 is the ICD-10-CM code for "Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium". It falls under O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
Is O9A.2 a billable code?
No — O9A.2 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code (such as O9A.21) for billing.
What are the subcodes of O9A.2?
O9A.2 has 3 more specific child codes, including O9A.21, O9A.22, O9A.23.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.

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