O88 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Type 1 excludes for O88 ICD 10 code
- embolism complicating abortion NOS (O03.2)
- embolism complicating ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.2)
- embolism complicating failed attempted abortion (O07.2)
- embolism complicating induced abortion (O04.7)
- embolism complicating spontaneous abortion (O03.2, O03.7)
Codes
- 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
- O88.111 Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, first trimester
- O88.112 Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, second trimester
- O88.113 Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, third trimester
- O88.119 Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- O88.12 Amniotic fluid embolism in childbirth
- O88.13 Amniotic fluid embolism in the puerperium
- O88.2 Obstetric thromboembolism
- O88.21 Thromboembolism in pregnancy
- O88.211 Thromboembolism in pregnancy, first trimester
- O88.212 Thromboembolism in pregnancy, second trimester
- O88.213 Thromboembolism in pregnancy, third trimester
- O88.219 Thromboembolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- O88.22 Thromboembolism in childbirth
- O88.23 Thromboembolism in the puerperium
- O88.3 Obstetric pyemic and septic embolism
- O88.31 Pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy
- O88.311 Pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy, first trimester
- O88.312 Pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy, second trimester
- O88.313 Pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy, third trimester
- O88.319 Pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- O88.32 Pyemic and septic embolism in childbirth
- O88.33 Pyemic and septic embolism in the puerperium
- O88.8 Other obstetric embolism
- O88.81 Other embolism in pregnancy
- O88.811 Other embolism in pregnancy, first trimester
- O88.812 Other embolism in pregnancy, second trimester
- O88.813 Other embolism in pregnancy, third trimester
- O88.819 Other embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
- O88.82 Other embolism in childbirth
- O88.83 Other embolism in the puerperium
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to O88 ICD10 Code:
- O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- O85-O92 Complications predominantly related to the puerperium
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
O88 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about O88 ICD 10 code
Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include:
- Preterm (premature) labor, when your labor starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy
- Premature rupture of membranes (PROM), when your water breaks too early. If labor does not start soon afterwards, this can raise the risk of infection.
- Problems with the placenta, such as the placenta covering the cervix, separating from the uterus before birth, or being attached too firmly to the uterus
- Labor that does not progress, meaning that labor is stalled. This can happen when
- Your contractions weaken
- Your cervix does not dilate (open) enough or is taking too long to dilate
- The baby is not in the right position
- The baby is too big or your pelvis is too small for the baby to move through the birth canal
- Abnormal heart rate of the baby. Often, an abnormal heart rate is not a problem. But if the heart rate gets very fast or very slow, it can be a sign that your baby is not getting enough oxygen or that there are other problems.
- Problems with the umbilical cord, such as the cord getting caught on the baby's arm, leg, or neck. It's also a problem if cord comes out before the baby does.
- Problems with the position of the baby, such as breech, in which the baby is going to come out feet first
- Shoulder dystocia, when the baby's head comes out, but the shoulder gets stuck
- Perinatal asphyxia, which happens when the baby does not get enough oxygen in the uterus, during labor or delivery, or just after birth
- Perineal tears, tearing of your vagina and the surrounding tissues
- Excessive bleeding, which can happen when the delivery causes tears to the uterus or if you are not able to deliver the placenta after you give birth to the baby
- Post-term pregnancy, when your pregnancy lasts more than 42 weeks
If you have problems in childbirth, your health care provider may need to give you medicines to induce or speed up labor, use tools to help guide the baby out of the birth canal, or deliver the baby by Cesarean section.
NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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