Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2024code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
0 — not applicable or unspecified
1 — fetus 1
2 — fetus 2
3 — fetus 3
4 — fetus 4
5 — fetus 5
9 — other fetus
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2024
Effective from
Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2024| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O31. 7th character 0 is for single gestations and multiple gestations where the fetus is unspecified. 7th characters 1 through 9 are for cases of multiple gestations to identify the fetus for which the code applies. The appropriate code from category O30, Multiple gestation, must also be assigned when assigning a code from category O31 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.
0 — not applicable or unspecified
1 — fetus 1
2 — fetus 2
3 — fetus 3
4 — fetus 4
5 — fetus 5
9 — other fetus
Fetus compressus
O31.00X0Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, not applicable or unspecifiedBillable / specificO31.00X1Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, fetus 1Billable / specificO31.00X2Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, fetus 2Billable / specificO31.00X3Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, fetus 3Billable / specificO31.00X4Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, fetus 4Billable / specificO31.00X5Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, fetus 5Billable / specificO31.00X9Papyraceous fetus, unspecified trimester, other fetusBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| O31.01 | Papyraceous fetus, first trimester | Category · further specificity required |
| O31.02 | Papyraceous fetus, second trimester | Category · further specificity required |
| O31.03 | Papyraceous fetus, third trimester | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗