ICD-10-CM · Chapter 15 · O00–O9A
O29.6
Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during pregnancy
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- O29.6
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 15 — Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Category
- O29 — Complications of anesthesia during pregnancy
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM O29.6 is a category (header) for failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during pregnancy. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in O29
- O29Complications of anesthesia during pregnancy
- O29.0Pulmonary complications of anesthesia during pregnancy
- O29.01Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during pregnancy
- O29.011Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during pregnancy, first trimester
- O29.012Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during pregnancy, second trimester
- O29.013Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during pregnancy, third trimester
- O29.019Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- O29.02Pressure collapse of lung due to anesthesia during pregnancy
- O29.021Pressure collapse of lung due to anesthesia during pregnancy, first trimester
- O29.022Pressure collapse of lung due to anesthesia during pregnancy, second trimester
- O29.023Pressure collapse of lung due to anesthesia during pregnancy, third trimester
- O29.029Pressure collapse of lung due to anesthesia during pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- O29.09Other pulmonary complications of anesthesia during pregnancy
- O29.091Other pulmonary complications of anesthesia during pregnancy, first trimester
- O29.092Other pulmonary complications of anesthesia during pregnancy, second trimester
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