O22.23

O22.23: Superficial thrombophlebitis in pregnancy, third trimester

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O22.23 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for superficial thrombophlebitis in pregnancy, third trimester. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check O22.23 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above O22.23

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on O22: Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy

venous complications of:
abortion NOS (O03.9)
ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.7)
failed attempted abortion (O07.35)
induced abortion (O04.85)
spontaneous abortion (O03.89)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above O22.23

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

Written on O22: Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy

obstetric pulmonary embolism (O88.-)
venous complications and hemorrhoids of childbirth and the puerperium (O87.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O22.23 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
A57594Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Peripheral Venous Vascular and Hemodialysis Access Studies

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.