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Category · FY2027

O88 Obstetric embolism

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O88 is not billable. The category heads 30 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 5 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy → O88.01-
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)pregnancy → O88.21-
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)puerperal → O88.23

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 15 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  2. O85-O92 Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)
  3. O88 Obstetric embolism
Billable codes
30
Subdivisions
5
CC / MCC codes
1 / 25
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
28

Codes in O88

  1. O88.0
    Obstetric air embolism
    Header
  2. O88.01
    Obstetric air embolism in pregnancy
    Header
  3. O88.011
    Air embolism in pregnancy, first trimester
    BillableMCC
  4. O88.012
    Air embolism in pregnancy, second trimester
    BillableMCC
  5. O88.013
    Air embolism in pregnancy, third trimester
    BillableMCC
  6. O88.019
    Air embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
    Billable
  7. O88.02
    Air embolism in childbirth
    BillableMCC
  8. O88.03
    Air embolism in the puerperium
    BillableMCC
  9. O88.1
    Amniotic fluid embolism
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Anaphylactoid syndrome in pregnancy
  10. O88.11
    Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy
    Header
  11. O88.111
    Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, first trimester
    BillableMCC
  12. O88.112
    Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, second trimester
    BillableMCC
  13. O88.113
    Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, third trimester
    BillableMCC
  14. O88.119
    Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
    Billable
  15. O88.12
    Amniotic fluid embolism in childbirth
    BillableMCC
  16. O88.13
    Amniotic fluid embolism in the puerperium
    BillableMCC
  17. O88.2
    Obstetric thromboembolism
    Header
  18. O88.21
    Thromboembolism in pregnancy
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Obstetric (pulmonary) embolism NOS
  19. O88.211
    Thromboembolism in pregnancy, first trimester
    BillableMCC
  20. O88.212
    Thromboembolism in pregnancy, second trimester
    BillableMCC
  21. O88.213
    Thromboembolism in pregnancy, third trimester
    BillableMCC
  22. O88.219
    Thromboembolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
    Billable
  23. O88.22
    Thromboembolism in childbirth
    BillableMCC
  24. O88.23
    Thromboembolism in the puerperium
    BillableMCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Puerperal (pulmonary) embolism NOS
  25. O88.3
    Obstetric pyemic and septic embolism
    Header
  26. O88.31
    Pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy
    Header
  27. O88.311
    Pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy, first trimester
    BillableMCC
  28. O88.312
    Pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy, second trimester
    BillableMCC
  29. O88.313
    Pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy, third trimester
    BillableMCC
  30. O88.319
    Pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
    BillableCC
  31. O88.32
    Pyemic and septic embolism in childbirth
    BillableMCC
  32. O88.33
    Pyemic and septic embolism in the puerperium
    BillableMCC
  33. O88.8
    Other obstetric embolism
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Obstetric fat embolism
  34. O88.81
    Other embolism in pregnancy
    Header
  35. O88.811
    Other embolism in pregnancy, first trimester
    BillableMCC
  36. O88.812
    Other embolism in pregnancy, second trimester
    BillableMCC
  37. O88.813
    Other embolism in pregnancy, third trimester
    BillableMCC
  38. O88.819
    Other embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
    Billable
  39. O88.82
    Other embolism in childbirth
    BillableMCC
  40. O88.83
    Other embolism in the puerperium
    BillableMCC

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At O88

Excludes1

  • embolism complicating abortion NOS (O03.2) O03.2
  • embolism complicating ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.2) O08.2
  • embolism complicating failed attempted abortion (O07.2) O07.2
  • embolism complicating induced abortion (O04.7) O04.7
  • embolism complicating spontaneous abortion (O03.2, O03.7) O03.2 O03.7

Notes that also apply

Block O85-O92 instructions (Excludes2 3): printed on the block page.

Chapter 15 instructions (Notes 6, Excludes1 1, Excludes2 4, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 15 page.

Index entries

  • Anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy → O88.01-
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine)complicated by (care of) (management affected by)embolism → O88.-
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine)complicated by (care of) (management affected by)anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy → O88.01-
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)pregnancy → O88.21-
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)childbirth → O88.22
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)puerperal → O88.23
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)pregnancyair → O88.01-
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)childbirthair → O88.02
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)puerperalair → O88.03
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)pregnancyamniotic fluid → O88.11-
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)childbirthamniotic fluid → O88.12
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)puerperalamniotic fluid → O88.13
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)pregnancyblood clot → O88.21-
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)childbirthblood clot → O88.22
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)puerperalblood clot → O88.23
  • Occlusion, occludedarteryprecerebralpuerperal → O88.23
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)pregnancypyemic → O88.31-
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)pregnancyseptic → O88.31-
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)childbirthpyemic → O88.32
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)childbirthseptic → O88.32
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)puerperalpyemic → O88.33
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)puerperalseptic → O88.33
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)pregnancyfat → O88.81-
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)pregnancyspecified type NEC → O88.81-
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)childbirthfat → O88.82
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)childbirthspecified type NEC → O88.82
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)puerperalfat → O88.83
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)obstetric (in) (pulmonary)puerperalspecified type NEC → O88.83

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