Excludes1 pair
O08.2 vs O88-
O08.2 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 ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.2)
O08.2
Embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
Billable
- Chapter 15
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Section
- O00-O08
Use when the record says
- Air embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Amniotic fluid embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Blood-clot embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Embolism NOS following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Fat embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Pulmonary embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Pyemic embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Septic or septicopyemic embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
Indexed under
- Air › embolism › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
- Complication › ectopic pregnancy › embolism
- Complication › molar pregnancy NOS › embolism
- Embolism › following › ectopic or molar pregnancy
- Air › embolism › following › ectopic or molar pregnancy
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