O29.6 – Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during pregnancy

Code

O29.6 (claims format: O296)

Description

Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during pregnancy

Short description

Failed or difficult intubation for anesth during pregnancy

Billable

No – use a more specific code below

Valid for

Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)

Chapter

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

Block

O20-O29 Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy

Parent codes

O29

Billable codes under O29.6

O29.6 is a header code and cannot be used on claims. Choose the most specific code:

• O29.60 – Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during pregnancy, unspecified trimesterBillable
• O29.61 – Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during pregnancy, first trimesterBillable
• O29.62 – Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during pregnancy, second trimesterBillable
• O29.63 – Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during pregnancy, third trimesterBillable

Notes inherited from parent codes

Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.

O29 – Complications of anesthesia during pregnancy

Block O20-O29

Index terms for O29.6

Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:

• Failure, failed, intubation during anesthesia, in pregnancy
• Pregnancy, complicated by, failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia
• Complication, anesthesia, anesthetic, difficult or failed intubation, in pregnancy
• Pregnancy, complicated by, adverse effect anesthesia, failed or difficult intubation

Related codes in O29

• O29.0 – Pulmonary complications of anesthesia during pregnancyHeader
• O29.1 – Cardiac complications of anesthesia during pregnancyHeader
• O29.2 – Central nervous system complications of anesthesia during pregnancyHeader
• O29.3 – Toxic reaction to local anesthesia during pregnancyHeader
• O29.4 – Spinal and epidural anesthesia induced headache during pregnancyHeader
• O29.5 – Other complications of spinal and epidural anesthesia during pregnancyHeader
• O29.8 – Other complications of anesthesia during pregnancyHeader
• O29.9 – Unspecified complication of anesthesia during pregnancyHeader