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.
O88.2Obstetrisk blodproppemboli
DO882Obstetrisk emboli forårsaget af blodprop
- DO882AEmboli i barselsperiode
- DO882BLungeinfarkt i barselsperiode
- DO882CLungetrombose i barselsperiode
- DO882DLungeemboli i barselsperiode
- DO882ELungeemboli opstået under graviditeten
O88.2Synnytykseen liittyvä tromboottinen embolia
O88.2Thromboembolie während der Gestationsperiode
- O88.20Lungenembolie während der Gestationsperiode
- O88.28Sonstige Thromboembolie während der Gestationsperiode
O88.2Embolie obstétricale par caillot sanguin
O88.2obstetrische embolie door bloedstolsel
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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