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O04

O04: Complications following (induced) termination of pregnancy

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O04 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complications following (induced) termination of pregnancy. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • encounter for elective termination of pregnancy (Z33.2)
  • failed attempted termination of pregnancy (O07.-)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

  • complications following (induced) termination of pregnancy

Other codes that can never be billed with O04

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

  • O04.87Sepsis following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • O04.5Genital tract and pelvic infection following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • O04.81Shock following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • O22Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy
  • O88Obstetric embolism

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead O04

4 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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