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ICD-10-CM Code for Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating childbirth O99.72

ICD-10 code O99.72 for Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating childbirth is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue complicating childbirth

O99.7

Excludes2: herpes gestationis (O26.4)
pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) (O26.86)

O99

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

Excludes2: when the reason for maternal care is that the condition is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)

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