ICD-10 diagnosis code

O88.2 Obstetric blood-clot embolism

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O88.2 is the ICD-10 code for Obstetric blood-clot 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 O88.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Obstetric (pulmonary) embolism NOS
  • Puerperal (pulmonary) embolism NOS

O88.2 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

O88.2Obstetrisk blodproppemboli

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DO882Obstetrisk emboli forårsaget af blodprop

  • DO882AEmboli i barselsperiode
  • DO882BLungeinfarkt i barselsperiode
  • DO882CLungetrombose i barselsperiode
  • DO882DLungeemboli i barselsperiode
  • DO882ELungeemboli opstået under graviditeten
FinlandICD-10-FI

O88.2Synnytykseen liittyvä tromboottinen embolia

GermanyICD-10-GM

O88.2Thromboembolie während der Gestationsperiode

  • O88.20Lungenembolie während der Gestationsperiode
  • O88.28Sonstige Thromboembolie während der Gestationsperiode
FranceICD-10-FR

O88.2Embolie obstétricale par caillot sanguin

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

O88.2obstetrische embolie door bloedstolsel

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • O88.22Thromboembolism in childbirth
  • O88.23Thromboembolism 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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