When is ICD-10 code O99.310 used?

Doctors, hospitals, and insurers may use ICD-10 code O99.310 when recording alcohol use complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester in a standardized format.

Does ICD-10 code O99.310 confirm a diagnosis?

No. A code helps standardize documentation and claims, but it should not be read as a substitute for a clinician's full assessment.

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ICD-10 Code O99.310: Alcohol use complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester

Name: ICD-10 Code O99.310: Alcohol use complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-21T06:28:48.493Z

O99.310 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Alcohol use complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 21 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A).

When is it used?

May be used when a clinician documents alcohol use complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimester in a patient's medical record.
May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter

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

block

O94-O9AOther obstetric conditions, not elsewhere classified

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

ObstetricianGynecologist

Related procedures

Obstetric ultrasound

May appear in pregnancy follow-up pathways when maternal diseases complicate pregnancy and fetal well-being is monitored.

Fetal nonstress testing

May be used in selected higher-risk pregnancy monitoring pathways.

Sibling codes

O99.311Alcohol use complicating pregnancy, first trimesterbillable O99.312Alcohol use complicating pregnancy, second trimesterbillable O99.313Alcohol use complicating pregnancy, third trimesterbillable O99.314Alcohol use complicating childbirthbillable O99.315Alcohol use complicating the puerperiumbillable

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Alcohol use complicating pregnancy, unspecified trimesterAlcohol use complicating pregnancy

Frequently asked questions

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