ICD-10 diagnosis code
O96 Death from any obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery
O96 is the ICD-10 code for Death from any obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery. It is a three-character category divided into 3 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block O94–O99 (Other obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XV · O00–O99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What O96 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Coding notes
- Use additional code, if desired, to identify obstetric cause (direct or indirect) of death.
- This category is to be used to indicate death from any obstetric cause (conditions in categories O00-O75O85-O92, andO98-O99 occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery.
Subcodes of O96
- O96.0Death from direct obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery
- O96.1Death from indirect obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery
- O96.9Death from unspecified obstetric cause occurring more than 42 days but less than one year after delivery
O96 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
O96Död av obstetrisk orsak som inträffar mer än 42 dagar men mindre än ett år efter förlossningen
O96Synnytykseen liittyvä äidin kuolema lapsivuodeajan jälkeen
O96Tod infolge jeder gestationsbedingten Ursache nach mehr als 42 Tagen bis unter einem Jahr nach der Entbindung
O96Mort d'origine obstétricale, survenant plus de 42 jours mais moins d'un an après l'accouchement
O96overlijden door obstetrische oorzaak meer dan 42 dagen maar minder
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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