Table 1.
| Severe Maternal Morbidity Indicator |
ICD-9-CM Codes | ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code |
ICD-9-CM Procedure Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Acute myocardial infarction | 410.xx | x | |
| 2. Acute renal failure | 584.x, 669.3x | x | |
| 3. Adult respiratory distress syndrome |
518.5, 518.81, 518.82, 518.84,799.1 | x | |
| 4. Amniotic fluid embolism | 673.1x | x | |
| 5. Aneurysm | 441.xx | x | |
| 6. Cardiac arrest/ventricular fibrillation |
427.41, 427.42, 427.5 | x | |
| 7. Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
286.6, 286.9, 666.3x | x | |
| 8. Eclampsia | 642.6x | x | |
| 9. Heart failure during procedure or surgery |
669.4x, 997.1 | x | |
| 10. Internal injuries of thorax, abdomen, and pelvis |
860.xx—869.xx | x | |
| 11. Intracranial injuries | 800.xx, 801.xx, 803.xx, 804.xx, 851.xx- 854.xx |
x | |
| 12. Puerperal cerebrovascular disorders |
430, 431, 432.x, 433.xx, 434.xx, 436, 437.x, 671.5x, 674.0x, 997.2, 999.2 |
x | |
| 13. Pulmonary edema | 428.1, 518.4 | x | |
| 14. Severe anesthesia complications |
668.0x, 668.1x, 668.2x | x | |
| 15. Sepsis | 038.xx, 995.91, 995.92 | x | |
| 16. Shock | 669.1x, 785.5x, 995.0, 995.4, 998.0 | x | |
| 17. Sickle cell anemia with crisis | 282.62, 282.64, 282.69 | x | |
| 18. Thrombotic embolism | 415.1x, 673.0x, 673.2x, 673.3x, 673.8x | x | |
| 19. Blood transfusion | 99.0x | x | |
| 20. Cardio monitoring | 89.6x | x | |
| 21. Conversion of cardiac rhythm | 99.6x | x | |
| 22. Hysterectomy | 68.3x-68.9 | x | |
| 23. Operations on heart and pericardium |
35.xx, 36.xx, 37.xx, 39.xx | x | |
| 24. Temporary tracheostomy | 31.1 | x | |
| 25. Ventilation | 93.90, 96.01-96.05, 96.7x | x |
Note: ICD-9-CM, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification