O88 is the ICD-10 code for Obstetric embolism. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block O85–O92 (Complications predominantly related to the puerperium) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XV · O00–O99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What O88 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- pulmonary emboli in pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
What O88 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of O88
O88 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DO88Obstetrisk emboli
O88Synnytykseen liittyvä embolia
O88Embolie während der Gestationsperiode
O88Embolie obstétricale
O88obstetrische embolie
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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