Is O08 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. O08 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does O08 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O08).

O08

O08 — Complications following ectopic and molar pregnancy

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O08 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complications following ectopic and molar pregnancy. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

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

This category is for use with categories O00-O02 to identify any associated complications

Other codes that can never be billed with O08

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at O08. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading O08 alone.

O08.0Genital tract and pelvic infection following ectopic and molar pregnancy
O08.3Shock following ectopic and molar pregnancy
O08.82Sepsis following ectopic and molar pregnancy
O20Hemorrhage in early pregnancy
O22Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy
O88Obstetric embolism
R34Anuria and oliguria
R55Syncope and collapse

Risk adjustment

O08 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead O08

10 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about O08

Is O08 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. O08 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does O08 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O08).