O74
Complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
Coding Guidelines
Includes
- maternal complications arising from the administration of a general, regional or local anesthetic, analgesic or other sedation during labor and delivery
Use Additional Code
- code, if applicable, to identify specific complication
Specific Codes (10)
Aspiration pneumonitis due to anesthesia during labor and delivery
Other pulmonary complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
Cardiac complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during labor and delivery
Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during labor and delivery
Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during labor and delivery
Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during labor and delivery
Other complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
Complication of anesthesia during labor and delivery, unspecified


