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O87

Non-billable

Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium

Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

O85-O92

Child Codes

7

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • venous complications in labor, delivery and the puerperium

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
  • obstetric embolism (O88.-)
  • puerperal septic thrombophlebitis (O86.81)
  • venous complications in pregnancy (O22.-)

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.

Child Codes (7)

O87.0

Superficial thrombophlebitis in the puerperium

BillableO87.1

Deep phlebothrombosis in the puerperium

BillableO87.2

Hemorrhoids in the puerperium

BillableO87.3

Cerebral venous thrombosis in the puerperium

BillableO87.4

Varicose veins of lower extremity in the puerperium

BillableO87.8

Other venous complications in the puerperium

BillableO87.9

Venous complication in the puerperium, unspecified

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code O87?

ICD-10-CM code O87 represents "Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is O87 a billable code?

No, O87 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 7 child codes under O87.

What chapter is O87 in?

O87 is in Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (codes O00-O9A).

What codes cannot be used with O87?

O87 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-).

What are the subcategories under O87?

O87 has 7 child codes, including: O87.0 (Superficial thrombophlebitis in the puerperium), O87.1 (Deep phlebothrombosis in the puerperium), O87.2 (Hemorrhoids in the puerperium), O87.3 (Cerebral venous thrombosis in the puerperium), and 3 more.

Are additional codes required with O87?

Yes, when using O87 you should also code: code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known..

What are the UMLS CUIs for O87?

O87 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C3264525, C4290258. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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