O90.6
BillablePostpartum mood disturbance
Postpartum mood disturbance
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Postpartum blues
- Postpartum dysphoria
- Postpartum sadness
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Related Codes(8)
O90.0Disruption of cesarean delivery wound
O90.1Disruption of perineal obstetric wound
O90.2Hematoma of obstetric wound
O90.3Peripartum cardiomyopathy
O90.4Postpartum acute kidney failure
O90.5Postpartum thyroiditis
O90.8Oth complications of the puerperium, NEC
O90.9Complication of the puerperium, unspecified
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(40)
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- Dysphoria, Post-NatalC2909478
- Dysphoria, Post-PartumC2909478
- Dysphoria, PostnatalC2909478
- Dysphoria, PostpartumC2909478
- Post Natal DysphoriaC2909478
- Post Partum DysphoriaC2909478
- Post-Natal DysphoriaC2909478
- Post-Partum DysphoriaC2909478
- Postnatal DysphoriaC2909478
- Postpartum DysphoriaC2909478
- Postpartum dysphoriaC2909478
- Postpartum bluesC2909477
- Postpartum mood disturbanceC2909480
- Postpartum sadnessC2909479
Clinical Terms
- Dysphoria, Post-Partum
- Maternity blues
- Baby blues
- Puerperal depression
- Dysphoria, Postnatal
- Postpartum blues
- Post-Partum Dysphoria
- Postpartum Dysphoria
- Postpartum depression
- Transitory postpartum mood disturbance
- Post Partum Dysphoria
- Postpartum sadness
- Postpartum mood disorder
- Dysphoria, Post-Natal
- Third day blues
- Postnatal Dysphoria
- Post Natal Dysphoria
- Post-Natal Dysphoria
- Dysphoria, Postpartum
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for postpartum mood disturbance?
The ICD-10-CM code for postpartum mood disturbance is O90.6. The full clinical description is "Postpartum mood disturbance". O90.6 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code O90.6 mean?
ICD-10-CM code O90.6 represents “Postpartum mood disturbance”. It is classified under Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is O90.6 a billable code?
Yes, O90.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is O90.6 in?
O90.6 is in Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (codes O00-O9A).
What codes cannot be used with O90.6?
O90.6 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-); postpartum depression (F53.0); puerperal psychosis (F53.1).
Are additional codes required with O90.6?
Yes, when using O90.6, also report: code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known..
What SNOMED CT codes does O90.6 map to?
O90.6 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 279225001, 58703003, 10755001000119102, 28357009. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for O90.6?
O90.6 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2909478, C2909477, C2909480, C2909479. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does O90.6 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like postpartum mood disturbance affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of O90.6?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for O90.6 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
Automate ICD-10 Coding With AI
Send clinical text to the AutoICD API and get back structured ICD-10 codes with confidence scores. Integrates into any EHR or billing system in minutes.
Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.