O82 Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication

The ICD-10-CM code for Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication is O82 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Chapter

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

Section

O80-O82: Encounter for delivery (O80-O82)

Category O82

1 code (1 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O82:

• Encounter (with health service) (for) › delivery, full-term, uncomplicated › cesarean, without indication
• Admission (for) › delivery, full-term, uncomplicated › cesarean, without indication
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › cesarean (for) › without indication

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 5,090 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O82 among the documented diagnoses.
• 4,390 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)