O88.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other obstetric 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 O88.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Obstetric fat embolism
O88.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
O88.8Annen spesifisert obstetrisk emboli
DO888Anden obstetrisk emboli
- DO888AObstetrisk fedtemboli
O88.8Muu synnytykseen liittyvä embolia
O88.8Sonstige Embolie während der Gestationsperiode
O88.8Autres embolies obstétricales
O88.8overige gespecificeerde obstetrische-embolie
Listed through more specific codes:
- O88.82Other embolism in childbirth
- O88.83Other 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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