Diagnosis Code

O90.81 ANEMIA OF THE PUERPERIUM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: O90.81

Short Description: Anemia of the puerperium

Long Description: Anemia of the puerperium

The code O90.81 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)
      • Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified (O90)
        • O90.81 Anemia of the puerperium

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code O90.81 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Postpartum anemia NOS
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • pre-existing anemia complicating the puerperium (@O99.03*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
O90.81 Right Arrow 648.24 Anemia-postpartum

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
O90 Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
O90.0 Disruption of cesarean delivery wound
O90.1 Disruption of perineal obstetric wound
O90.2 Hematoma of obstetric wound
O90.3 Peripartum cardiomyopathy
O90.4 Postpartum acute kidney failure
O90.41 Hepatorenal syndrome following labor and delivery
O90.49 Other postpartum acute kidney failure
O90.5 Postpartum thyroiditis
O90.6 Postpartum mood disturbance
O90.8 Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
O90.89 Other complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
O90.9 Complication of the puerperium, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023