A34 OBSTETRICAL TETANUS

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: A34
Short Description: Obstetrical tetanus
Long Description: Obstetrical tetanus
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code A34 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)
- Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
  - Obstetrical tetanus (A34)

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Synonyms

Induced termination of pregnancy complicated by infectious disease
Induced termination of pregnancy complicated by tetanus
Localized tetanus
Obstetrical tetanus
Puerperal tetanus
Tetanus following ectopic pregnancy
Tetanus following molar pregnancy

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
A34		639.0	Postabortion gu infect

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.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025

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