O03.7

O03.7: Embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O03.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

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

Other codes that can never be billed with O03.7

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

O03.87Sepsis following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
O88Obstetric embolism

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

O03.7 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57189Billing and Coding: Serum Magnesium
A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Abortion›complicated›embolism(air) (amniotic fluid) (blood clot) (fat) (pulmonary) (septic) (soap)
Abortion›complicated›venous complication NEC›embolism(air) (amniotic fluid) (blood clot) (fat) (pulmonary) (septic) (soap)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.