O88.33
O88.33: Pyemic and septic embolism in the puerperium
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
O88.33 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pyemic and septic embolism in the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check O88.33 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above O88.33
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with O88.33
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
O88.33 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Embolism›obstetric›puerperal›pyemic
- Embolism›obstetric›puerperal›septic
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.