O87.0

O87.0: Superficial thrombophlebitis in the puerperium

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O87.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for superficial thrombophlebitis in the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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code, if applicable, to identify the superficial vein thrombosis, such as thrombosis of superficial vessels of lower extremities (I80.0-)

Inclusion terms

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

Puerperal phlebitis NOS
Puerperal thrombosis NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above O87.0

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

Written on O87: Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium

obstetric embolism (O88.-)
puerperal septic thrombophlebitis (O86.81)
venous complications in pregnancy (O22.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O87.0 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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Phlebitis›puerperal, postpartum, childbirth
Puerperal, puerperium›phlebitis
Puerperal, puerperium›thrombophlebitis(superficial)
Thrombophlebitis›puerperal, postpartum, childbirth
Thrombosis, thrombotic›puerperal, postpartum
Phlebitis›puerperal, postpartum, childbirth›superficial
Puerperal, puerperium›phlebitis›superficial
Thrombophlebitis›puerperal, postpartum, childbirth›superficial
Thrombosis, thrombotic›puerperal, postpartum›superficial

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.