O10.12 Pre-existing hypertensive heart disease complicating childbirth

The ICD-10-CM code for Pre-existing hypertensive heart disease complicating childbirth is O10.12 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Chapter

15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Section

O10-O16: Edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O16)

Category O10

49 codes (36 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O10.12:

• Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic) › complicating › childbirth (labor) › pre-existing › with › heart disease

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 450 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O10.12 among the documented diagnoses.
• 105 stays listed it as the principal diagnosis.

Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool
• AHRQ — HCUP National Inpatient Sample, Frequencies by Diagnosis Code (2016–2023)