O88.819 — Other embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
O88.819 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above O88.819
These are not written on O88.819, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing O88.819 with anything listed here is a denial.
Other codes that can never be billed with O88.819
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at O88.819. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading O88.819 alone.
- T81.7Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified
Risk adjustment
O88.819 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 history
O88.819 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 O88.81. If O88.819 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about O88.819
- Is O88.819 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. O88.819 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does O88.819 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 O88.819?
- O88.819 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 O88.819 (O88) and apply to it just the same.