O87.3

O87.3: Cerebral venous thrombosis in the puerperium

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O87.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cerebral venous thrombosis in the puerperium. 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.

Cerebrovenous sinus thrombosis in the puerperium

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above O87.3

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.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with O87.3

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

G08Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O87.3 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Thrombosis, thrombotic›cerebrovenous sinus›puerperium
Thrombosis, thrombotic›intracranial›venous sinus›puerperium
Thrombosis, thrombotic›puerperal, postpartum›brain›venous(sinus)
Thrombosis, thrombotic›puerperal, postpartum›cerebral›venous(sinus)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.