O88.3 is the ICD-10 code for Obstetric pyaemic and septic 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
O88.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
O88.3Obstetrisk pyemi eller septisk emboli
DO883Obstetrisk septisk emboli
O88.3Synnytykseen liittyvä septinen embolia
O88.3Pyämische und septische Embolie während der Gestationsperiode
O88.3Embolie pyohémique et septique, obstétricale
O88.3obstetrische pyemische- en septische-embolie
Listed through more specific codes:
- O88.32Pyemic and septic embolism in childbirth
- O88.33Pyemic and septic 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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