O88.1 is the ICD-10 code for Amniotic fluid 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
What O88.1 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy
O88.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
O88.1Fostervattenemboli
O88.1Fostervannsemboli
DO881Amnionvæskeemboli
O88.1Lapsivesiembolia
O88.1Fruchtwasserembolie
O88.1Embolie amniotique
O88.1vruchtwaterembolie
Listed through more specific codes:
- O88.12Amniotic fluid embolism in childbirth
- O88.13Amniotic fluid 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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