O29 is the ICD-10 code for Complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block O20–O29 (Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XV · O00–O99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What O29 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- maternal complications arising from the administration of a general or local anaesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during pregnancy
What O29 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of O29
- O29.0Pulmonary complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy
- O29.1Cardiac complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy
- O29.2Central nervous system complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy
- O29.3Toxic reaction to local anaesthesia during pregnancy
- O29.4Spinal and epidural anaesthesia-induced headache during pregnancy
- O29.5Other complications of spinal and epidural anaesthesia during pregnancy
- O29.6Failed or difficult intubation during pregnancy
- O29.8Other complications of anaesthesia during pregnancy
- O29.9Complication of anaesthesia during pregnancy, unspecified
O29 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DO29Komplikationer til anæstesi i graviditeten
O29Raskaudenaikaiset anestesiakomplikaatiot
O29Komplikationen bei Anästhesie in der Schwangerschaft
O29Complications d'une anesthésie au cours de la grossesse
O29complicaties van anesthesie tijdens zwangerschap
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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