O03.87
BillableSepsis following complete or unsp spontaneous abortion
Sepsis following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- miscarriage
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
- code to identify infectious agent (B95-B97)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Miscarriage with septic shock18613002
- Spontaneous abortion with septic shock18613002
- Abortion with sepsis30260009
- Septic abortion30260009
- Miscarriage complicated by shock34270000
- Miscarriage with circulatory collapse34270000
- Spontaneous abortion complicated by shock34270000
- Spontaneous abortion with circulatory collapse34270000
- Miscarriage with sepsis67465009
- Pregnancy loss with sepsis67465009
- Spontaneous abortion with sepsis67465009
- SIRS - System inflammatory response syndrome238149007
- Systemic inflammatory response syndrome238149007
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code O03.87?
ICD-10-CM code O03.87 represents "Sepsis following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is O03.87 a billable code?
Yes, O03.87 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is O03.87 in?
O03.87 is in Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (codes O00-O9A).
What codes cannot be used with O03.87?
O03.87 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-); continuing pregnancy in multiple gestation after abortion of one fetus or more (O31.1-, O31.3-); septic or septicopyemic embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion (O03.7).
Are additional codes required with O03.87?
Yes, when using O03.87 you should also code: code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.; code to identify infectious agent (B95-B97).
What SNOMED CT codes does O03.87 map to?
O03.87 maps to 5 SNOMED CT concepts: 30260009, 34270000, 67465009, 18613002, 238149007. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for O03.87?
O03.87 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2903283. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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