O04.81

O04.81: Shock following (induced) termination of pregnancy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O04.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for shock following (induced) termination of pregnancy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

shock due to infection following (induced) termination of pregnancy (O04.87)

Inclusion terms

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

Circulatory collapse following (induced) termination of pregnancy
Shock (postprocedural) following (induced) termination of pregnancy

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above O04.81

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on O04: Complications following (induced) termination of pregnancy

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

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O04.81 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›induced›complicated by›circulatory collapse
Abortion›induced›complicated by›shock

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.