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O07.2

O07.2: Embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O07.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy. 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 failed attempted termination of pregnancy
  • Amniotic fluid embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
  • Blood-clot embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
  • Embolism NOS following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
  • Fat embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
  • Pulmonary embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
  • Pyemic embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
  • Septic or septicopyemic embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
  • Soap embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above O07.2

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on O07: Failed attempted termination of pregnancy

  • incomplete spontaneous abortion (O03.0-)

Other codes that can never be billed with O07.2

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

  • O02.1Missed abortion
  • O07.37Sepsis following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
  • O88Obstetric embolism

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O07.2 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›attempted›complicated by›embolism(air) (amniotic fluid) (blood clot) (fat) (pulmonary) (septic) (soap)
  • Abortion›attempted›complicated by›venous complication NEC›embolism(air) (amniotic fluid) (blood clot) (fat) (pulmonary) (septic) (soap)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under O07

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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