Is O88.31 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. O88.31 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does O88.31 sit in the tabular list?

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

O88.31

O88.31 — Pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O88.31 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for pyemic and septic embolism in pregnancy. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

O88.31 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.

Code to one of these instead O88.31

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O88.3. If O88.31 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about O88.31

Is O88.31 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. O88.31 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does O88.31 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92).