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ICD-10-CM Code for Postpartum mood disturbance O90.6

ICD-10 code O90.6 for Postpartum mood disturbance is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Postpartum mood disturbance
Postpartum blues
Postpartum dysphoria
Postpartum sadness
Excludes1: postpartum depression (F53.0)
puerperal psychosis (F53.1)

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Coding Inpatient Postpartum Care After Delivery of Stillborn En Route to Hospital complicated delivery outside of hospital delivery in vehicle fetal demise at term
I have a patient who suffered a placental abruption and preterm birth of a stillborn infant en route to the hospital. She was admitted for postpartum care that day by our physician, and discharged th... [ Read More ]
Post dural HA DX
[QUOTE="dbolivar1, post: 511092, member: 733065"] Hello, I'm needing help in using the best suitable DX for likely suspicious Post Dural HA. Patient is having the symptom 4 days after giving birth. A... [ Read More ]
Post dural HA DX
Hello, I'm needing help in using the best suitable DX for likely suspicious Post Dural HA. Patient is having the symptom 4 days after giving birth. Are either of the following appropriate: O90.9 ... [ Read More ]
Postpartum Vaginal Laceration Repair
I would call this a complication of wound dehiscence and this led me to 12020 with the tear in a mucous membrane that is easily accessed. And mod 78 to report unplanned seems appropriate given the co... [ Read More ]
Cesarean Wound Dehiscence
Patient is seen for first postpartum visit on day #22, s/p primary low transverse cesarean. Patient c/o small amount of yellow/pinkish discharge from incision site. denies odor or pain. On PE, steri... [ Read More ]
Postpartum Depression
O90.6 is postpartum mood disturbance, not postpartum depression. The World Health Organization classifies postpartum depression as one of three things: Postpartum blues, postpartum non-psychotic d... [ Read More ]
Postpartum Depression
Good afternoon!! There are two postpartum depression ICD10's , O90.6 & F53.0. Need some help, trying to distinguish the difference between these two codes? Thank you!!... [ Read More ]
Old C-Section wound reopened
Thank you both for your help! I guess I'm still confused why O90.0 wouldn't be appropriate, even if it is after the puerperium period? The guidelines make it seem like it is okay to code Chapter 15 co... [ Read More ]
Old C-Section wound reopened
When looking at O90.0, it is listed under the [B]Complications of the Puerperium, Not elsewhere classified[/B] Heading. According to ICD-10 guidelines, the "Chapter 15 codes may also be used to descri... [ Read More ]
Old C-Section wound reopened
Unfortunately I cant help you with a code right now as i dont have my books with me, but I can tell you that O90.0 will not be appriopriate unless patient is pregnant. You will be looking maybe at a ... [ Read More ]
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