ICD-10-CM · Chapter 15 · O00–O9A
O31.8X
Other complications specific to multiple gestation
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
- O31.8X
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 15 — Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Category
- O31 — Complications specific to multiple gestation
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM O31.8X is a category (header) for other complications specific to multiple gestation. 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 O31
- O31Complications specific to multiple gestation
- O31.0Papyraceous fetus
- O31.00Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester
- O31.00X0Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, not applicable or unspecified
- O31.00X1Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, fetus 1
- O31.00X2Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, fetus 2
- O31.00X3Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, fetus 3
- O31.00X4Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, fetus 4
- O31.00X5Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, fetus 5
- O31.00X9Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, other fetus
- O31.01Papyraceous fetus, first trimester
- O31.01X0Papyraceous fetus, first trimester, not applicable or unspecified
- O31.01X1Papyraceous fetus, first trimester, fetus 1
- O31.01X2Papyraceous fetus, first trimester, fetus 2
- O31.01X3Papyraceous fetus, first trimester, fetus 3
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