Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 648.40
Mental disorders of mother complicating pregnancy childbirth or the puerperium unspecified as to episode of care
  • Short description: Mental dis preg-unspec.
  • ICD-9-CM 648.40 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 648.40 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 648.40: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 648.40 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM O99.340 Other mental disorders complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
Approximate Synonyms
  • Anxiety postpartum
  • Depression during labor and delivery
  • Depression in childbirth
  • Emotional AND/OR mental disease in mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth AND/OR puerperium
  • Emotional or mental disease in mother complicating
  • Mental disorder in the puerperium - baby delivered
  • Mood disorder postpartum
  • Postpartum (after childbirth) depression
  • Postpartum (after childbirth) mood disturbance
  • Postpartum (after childbirth) psychosis
  • Postpartum anxiety
  • Postpartum anxiety (after childbirth)
  • Postpartum depression
  • Postpartum depression (after childbirth)
  • Postpartum major depressive disorder
  • Postpartum mental disorder
  • Postpartum mood disturbance
  • Postpartum psychosis
  • Psychological disorder in pregnancy
  • Psychological illness, affecting OB mgmt
  • Psychological illness, affecting obstetric management
  • Psychological illness, affecting pregnancy management after childbirth
  • Severe postnatal depression
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