ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
O26.3Retained intrauterine contraceptive device in pregnancy
O26.3 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About O26.3
O26.3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for retained intrauterine contraceptive device in pregnancy. It belongs to category O26 (maternal care for other conditions predominantly related to pregnancy), block O20-O29 (other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy) and chapter 15 (pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.
Within O26 (maternal care for other conditions predominantly related to pregnancy), O26.3 is specifically for retained intrauterine contraceptive device in pregnancy. Related codes cover excessive weight gain in pregnancy (O26.0), low weight gain in pregnancy (O26.1), pregnancy care for patient with recurrent pregnancy loss (O26.2), herpes gestationis (O26.4), maternal hypotension syndrome (O26.5), liver and biliary tract disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O26.6), subluxation of symphysis (pubis) in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O26.7), other specified pregnancy related conditions (O26.8) and 1 more.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: O26.30 (unspecified trimester), O26.31 (first trimester), O26.32 (second trimester) and O26.33 (third trimester).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under O26.3
- O26.30Retained intrauterine contraceptive device in pregnancy, unspecified trimesterBillable
- O26.31Retained intrauterine contraceptive device in pregnancy, first trimesterBillable
- O26.32Retained intrauterine contraceptive device in pregnancy, second trimesterBillable
- O26.33Retained intrauterine contraceptive device in pregnancy, third trimesterBillable
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to O26.3.
Broader instructions also apply from O20-O29 Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy and Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
Alphabetic index entries
2 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to O26.3.
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about O26.3
Is O26.3 billable?
- No. O26.3 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.