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O04.87

O04.87: Sepsis following (induced) termination of pregnancy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O04.87 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for sepsis 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.

  • septic or septicopyemic embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy (O04.7)

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

  • code to identify infectious agent (B95-B97)
  • code to identify severe sepsis, if applicable (R65.2-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above O04.87

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.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with O04.87

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

  • O04.5Genital tract and pelvic infection following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • O04.81Shock following (induced) termination of pregnancy

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Abortion›induced›complicated by›sepsis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under O04.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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