ICD-10-CM Codes
O00-O9A
O85-O92
O88-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O88

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O88

Obstetric embolism

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2017

2018

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2020

2021

2022

2023

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

O88 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM O88 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O88 - other international versions of ICD-10 O88 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as O88. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

embolism complicating abortion NOS (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O03.2
Embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
Applicable To
- Air embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Amniotic fluid embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Blood-clot embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Embolism NOS following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Fat embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Pulmonary embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Pyemic embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Septic or septicopyemic embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Soap embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
O03.2
)
embolism complicating ectopic or molar pregnancy (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O08.2
Embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
Applicable To
- Air embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Amniotic fluid embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Blood-clot embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Embolism NOS following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Fat embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Pulmonary embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Pyemic embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Septic or septicopyemic embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Soap embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
O08.2
)
embolism complicating failed attempted abortion (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O07.2
Embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
Applicable To
- Air embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Amniotic fluid embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Blood-clot embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Embolism NOS following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Fat embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Pulmonary embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Pyemic embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Septic or septicopyemic embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Soap embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
O07.2
)
embolism complicating induced abortion (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O04.7
Embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy
Applicable To
- Air embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy
- Amniotic fluid embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy
- Blood-clot embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy
- Embolism NOS following (induced) termination of pregnancy
- Fat embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy
- Pulmonary embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy
- Pyemic embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy
- Septic or septicopyemic embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy
- Soap embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy
O04.7
)
embolism complicating spontaneous abortion (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O03.2
Embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
Applicable To
- Air embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Amniotic fluid embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Blood-clot embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Embolism NOS following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Fat embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Pulmonary embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Pyemic embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Septic or septicopyemic embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- Soap embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
O03.2
,
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O03.7
Embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
Applicable To
- Air embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
- Amniotic fluid embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
- Blood-clot embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
- Embolism NOS following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
- Fat embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
- Pulmonary embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
- Pyemic embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
- Septic or septicopyemic embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
- Soap embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
O03.7
)

The following code(s) above O88 contain annotation back-references

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that may be applicable to O88:

O00-O9A
2023 ICD-10-CM Range O00-O9A
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Note
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Type 1 Excludes
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Type 2 Excludes
- mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
- puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Use Additional
- code from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O85-O92
2023 ICD-10-CM Range O85-O92
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium
Type 2 Excludes
- mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Complications predominantly related to the puerperium

Code 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

Code annotations containing back-references to O88:

Code First: I74

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I74
Arterial embolism and thrombosis
Code First
- embolism and thrombosis complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
- embolism and thrombosis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.-)
Includes
- embolic infarction
- embolic occlusion
- thrombotic infarction
- thrombotic occlusion
Type 2 Excludes
- atheroembolism (I75.-)
- basilar embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.1)
- carotid embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.2)
- cerebral embolism and thrombosis (I63.3-I63.5, I66.-)
- coronary embolism and thrombosis (I21-I25)
- mesenteric embolism and thrombosis (K55.0-)
- ophthalmic embolism and thrombosis (H34.-)
- precerebral embolism and thrombosis NOS (I63.0-I63.2, I65.9)
- pulmonary embolism and thrombosis (I26.-)
- renal embolism and thrombosis (N28.0)
- retinal embolism and thrombosis (H34.-)
- septic embolism and thrombosis (I76)
- vertebral embolism and thrombosis (I63.0-I63.2, I65.0)
Type 1 Excludes: T81.7

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T81.7
Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified
Applicable To
- Air embolism following procedure NEC
- Phlebitis or thrombophlebitis resulting from a procedure
Type 1 Excludes
- embolism complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
- embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.-)
- traumatic embolism (T79.0)
Type 2 Excludes
- embolism due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.8-, T83.81, T84.8-, T85.81-)
- embolism following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.0)
Type 2 Excludes: O87
, O99.4
, O22
, I26

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O87
Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium
Includes
- venous complications in labor, delivery and the puerperium
Type 2 Excludes
- obstetric embolism (O88.-)
- puerperal septic thrombophlebitis (O86.81)
- venous complications in pregnancy (O22.-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O99.4
Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Applicable To
- Conditions in I00-I99
Type 1 Excludes
- peripartum cardiomyopathy (O90.3)
Type 2 Excludes
- hypertensive disorders (O10-O16)
- obstetric embolism (O88.-)
- venous complications and cerebrovenous sinus thrombosis in labor, childbirth and the puerperium (O87.-)
- venous complications and cerebrovenous sinus thrombosis in pregnancy (O22.-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O22
Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy
Type 1 Excludes
- venous complications of:
- abortion NOS (O03.9)
- ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.7)
- failed attempted abortion (O07.35)
- induced abortion (O04.85)
- spontaneous abortion (O03.89)
Type 2 Excludes
- obstetric pulmonary embolism (O88.-)
- venous complications and hemorrhoids of childbirth and the puerperium (O87.-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I26
Pulmonary embolism
Includes
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
Type 2 Excludes
- chronic pulmonary embolism (I27.82)
- personal history of pulmonary embolism (Z86.711)
- pulmonary embolism complicating abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
- pulmonary embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.-)
- pulmonary embolism due to trauma (T79.0, T79.1)
- pulmonary embolism due to complications of surgical and medical care (T80.0, T81.7-, T82.8-)
- septic (non-pulmonary) arterial embolism (I76)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O88

O86.81 Puerperal septic thrombophlebitis

O86.89 Other specified puerperal infections

O87 Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium

O87.0 Superficial thrombophlebitis in the puerperium

O87.1 Deep phlebothrombosis in the puerperium

O87.2 Hemorrhoids in the puerperium

O87.3 Cerebral venous thrombosis in the puerperium

O87.4 Varicose veins of lower extremity in the puerperium

O87.8 Other venous complications in the puerperium

O87.9 Venous complication in the puerperium, unspecified

O88 Obstetric embolism

O88.0 Obstetric air embolism

O88.01 Obstetric air embolism in pregnancy

O88.011 Air embolism in pregnancy, first trimester

O88.012 Air embolism in pregnancy, second trimester

O88.013 Air embolism in pregnancy, third trimester

O88.019 Air embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester

O88.02 Air embolism in childbirth

O88.03 Air embolism in the puerperium

O88.1 Amniotic fluid embolism

O88.11 Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy

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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O88

Obstetric embolism

Embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion

Embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy

Embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy

Embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy

Embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion

Embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Complications predominantly related to the puerperium

Arterial embolism and thrombosis

Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified

Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium

Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy

Pulmonary embolism