O88.23

O88.23: Thromboembolism in the puerperium

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O88.23 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for thromboembolism in the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check O88.23 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Inclusion terms

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

Puerperal (pulmonary) embolism NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above O88.23

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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 O88.23

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

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

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O88.23 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57189Billing and Coding: Serum Magnesium
A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Embolism›obstetric›puerperal
Embolism›obstetric›puerperal›blood clot
Occlusion, occluded›artery›precerebral›puerperal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.