Excludes1 pair
O07.2 vs O88-
O07.2 and O88 are not coded together. ICD-10-CM declares them mutually exclusive with an Excludes1 note — the two conditions are not expected to occur together, so exactly one of them is normally correct for a given encounter. The Official Guidelines carve out one exception: if the two conditions are clearly unrelated to each other, both may be reported.
The official note, declared on O88
embolism complicating failed attempted abortion (O07.2)
O07.2
Embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
Billable
- Chapter 15
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Section
- O00-O08
Use when the record says
- Air embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Amniotic fluid embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Blood-clot embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Embolism NOS following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Fat embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Pulmonary embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Pyemic embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
- Septic or septicopyemic embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy
Indexed under
- Abortion › attempted › complicated by › embolism (air) (amniotic fluid) (blood clot) (fat) (pulmonary) (septic) (soap)
- Abortion › attempted › complicated by › venous complication NEC › embolism (air) (amniotic fluid) (blood clot) (fat) (pulmonary) (septic) (soap)
Excludes1 is not always absolute: where two conditions covered by the note are genuinely unrelated, CMS guidance permits reporting both. Document the reasoning rather than assuming it. More on Excludes1 vs Excludes2 · FY2027