Is O88.012 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. O88.012 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does O88.012 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92).

What cannot be coded together with O88.012?

O88.012 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above O88.012 (O88) and apply to it just the same.

O88.012

O88.012 — Air embolism in pregnancy, second trimester

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O88.012 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for air embolism in pregnancy, second trimester. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above O88.012

These are not written on O88.012, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing O88.012 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on O88 — Obstetric embolism

embolism complicating abortion NOS (O03.2)
embolism complicating ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.2)
embolism complicating failed attempted abortion (O07.2)
embolism complicating induced abortion (O04.7)
embolism complicating spontaneous abortion (O03.2, O03.7)

Other codes that can never be billed with O88.012

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at O88.012. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading O88.012 alone.

T81.7Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

O88.012 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.

Medicare coverage

O88.012 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

Code history

O88.012 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O88.01. If O88.012 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about O88.012

Is O88.012 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. O88.012 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does O88.012 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92).
What cannot be coded together with O88.012?: O88.012 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above O88.012 (O88) and apply to it just the same.