O26.86 Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP)

The ICD-10-CM code for Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) is O26.86 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Chapter

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

Section

O20-O29: Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy (O20-O29)

Category O26

93 codes (72 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O26.86:

• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP)
• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › PUPPP (pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy)
• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › polymorphic eruption of pregnancy

Inclusion Terms

• Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 4,445 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O26.86 among the documented diagnoses.
• 860 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)

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