ICD-10-CM O90.6 is the diagnosis code for Postpartum mood disturbance. This code falls under the section "Complications predominantly related to the puerperium" within Chapter 15 — Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as O90.6. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where O90.6 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, O90.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
O90.6 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Postpartum mood disturbance". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of O90.6 is O90 ("Complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified"). O90.6 provides a more specific classification within this category.
O90.6 is located in Section O85-O92 — "Complications predominantly related to the puerperium" within Chapter 15 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use O90.6 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Postpartum mood disturbance" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Postpartum mood disturbance is O90.6.
Yes, O90.6 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
O90.6 is in Chapter 15 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for O90.6 include: postpartum depression (F53.0); puerperal psychosis (F53.1).
Yes, O90.6 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.