2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A34

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Obstetrical tetanus

  • A34 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A34 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A34 – other international versions of ICD-10 A34 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

  • A34 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 – 55 years inclusive.
  • A34 is applicable to female patients.

The following code(s) above A34 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to A34:

  • A00-B99  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

ICD-10-CM A34 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 769 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses with o.r. Procedures
  • 776 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses without o.r. Procedures

Convert A34 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to A34:

  • Type 1 Excludes: A35
  • Type 2 Excludes: O86, O98

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A34: