O03.37 — Sepsis following incomplete spontaneous abortion
Is O03.37 billable?
Yes — O03.37 is billable for FY2027. O03.37 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. O03.37 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
O03.37 at a glance
| Code | O03.37 |
|---|---|
| Description | Sepsis following incomplete spontaneous abortion |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does O03.37 group to?
O03.37 sits in MDC 14 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 770Abortion with D&C, Aspiration Curettage or Hysterotomysurgical
As a secondary diagnosis, O03.37 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.
How is O03.37 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to O03.37. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Abortion › incomplete › complicated › sepsis (complete) (spontaneous)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with O03.37 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- septic or septicopyemic embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion (O03.2)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside O03.37 to fully describe the condition. O03.37 is sequenced first.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15
The conditions below can never be reported together with O03.37 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from O00-O08
The conditions below can never be reported together with O03.37 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 15
Report an additional code alongside O03.37 to fully describe the condition. O03.37 is sequenced first.
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 15
The conditions below are not part of O03.37, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O03.37 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has O03.37 existed?
O03.37 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which conditions are coded to O03.37?
What other codes are in the O03.3 family? (9)
- O03.30Unspecified complication following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- O03.31Shock following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- O03.32Renal failure following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- O03.33Metabolic disorder following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- O03.34Damage to pelvic organs following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- O03.35Other venous complications following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- O03.36Cardiac arrest following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- O03.38Urinary tract infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- O03.39Incomplete spontaneous abortion with other complications