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ICD-10 diagnosis code

O88.0 Obstetric air embolism

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O88.0 is the ICD-10 code for Obstetric air embolism. It is a four-character subcategory of O88 (Obstetric embolism), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block O85–O92 (Complications predominantly related to the puerperium) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XV · O00–O99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

O88.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

O88.0Obstetrisk luftemboli

NorwayICD-10-NO

O88.0Obstetrisk luftemboli

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DO880Obstetrisk luftemboli

FinlandICD-10-FI

O88.0Synnytykseen liittyvä ilmaembolia

GermanyICD-10-GM

O88.0Luftembolie während der Gestationsperiode

FranceICD-10-FR

O88.0Embolie gazeuse obstétricale

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

O88.0obstetrische luchtembolie

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • O88.02Air embolism in childbirth
  • O88.03Air embolism in the puerperium

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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