ICD-10 Code for Abortion
Also indexed as (complete) (spontaneous)
The ICD-10-CM code for abortion is O03.9 — Complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion without complication. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for abortion with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
BillableUnspecified
O03.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which abortion code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 62 codes under Abortion. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| attempted | O07.4 | Failed attempted termination of pregnancy without complication | |
| complicated | O03.80 | Unspecified complication following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| habitual or recurrent | N96 | Recurrent pregnancy loss | |
| incomplete | O03.4 | Incomplete spontaneous abortion without complication | |
| induced | Z33.2 | Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy | |
| inevitable | O03.4 | Incomplete spontaneous abortion without complication | |
| missed | O02.1 | Missed abortion | |
| threatened | O20.0 | Threatened abortion | |
| tubal | O00.10 | Tubal pregnancy without intrauterine pregnancy | not billable |
Abortion attempted
| complicated by | O07.30 | Failed attempted termination of pregnancy with unspecified complications | |
| complicated by › afibrinogenemia | O07.1 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › cardiac arrest | O07.36 | Cardiac arrest following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › chemical damage of pelvic organ | O07.34 | Damage to pelvic organs following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › circulatory collapse | O07.31 | Shock following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › cystitis | O07.38 | Urinary tract infection following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › defibrination syndrome | O07.1 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › electrolyte imbalance | O07.33 | Metabolic disorder following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › embolism | O07.2 | Embolism following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › endometritis | O07.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › genital tract and pelvic infection | O07.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › hemolysis | O07.1 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › hemorrhage | O07.1 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › intravascular coagulation | O07.1 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › laceration of pelvic organ | O07.34 | Damage to pelvic organs following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › metabolic disorder | O07.33 | Metabolic disorder following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › oliguria | O07.32 | Renal failure following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › oophoritis | O07.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › parametritis | O07.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › pelvic peritonitis | O07.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › perforation of pelvic organ | O07.34 | Damage to pelvic organs following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › renal failure or shutdown | O07.32 | Renal failure following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › salpingitis or salpingo-oophoritis | O07.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › sepsis | O07.37 | Sepsis following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › shock | O07.31 | Shock following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › specified condition NEC | O07.39 | Failed attempted termination of pregnancy with other complications | |
| complicated by › tubular necrosis | O07.32 | Renal failure following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › uremia | O07.32 | Renal failure following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › urinary tract infection | O07.38 | Urinary tract infection following failed attempted termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › venous complication NEC | O07.35 | Other venous complications following failed attempted termination of pregnancy |
Abortion complicated
| afibrinogenemia | O03.6 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| cardiac arrest | O03.86 | Cardiac arrest following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| chemical damage of pelvic organ | O03.84 | Damage to pelvic organs following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| circulatory collapse | O03.81 | Shock following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| cystitis | O03.88 | Urinary tract infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| defibrination syndrome | O03.6 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| electrolyte imbalance | O03.83 | Metabolic disorder following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| embolism | O03.7 | Embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| endometritis | O03.5 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| genital tract and pelvic infection | O03.5 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| hemolysis | O03.6 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| hemorrhage | O03.6 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| intravascular coagulation | O03.6 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| laceration of pelvic organ | O03.84 | Damage to pelvic organs following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| metabolic disorder | O03.83 | Metabolic disorder following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| oliguria | O03.82 | Renal failure following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| oophoritis | O03.5 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| parametritis | O03.5 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| pelvic peritonitis | O03.5 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| perforation of pelvic organ | O03.84 | Damage to pelvic organs following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| renal failure or shutdown | O03.82 | Renal failure following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| salpingitis or salpingo-oophoritis | O03.5 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| sepsis | O03.87 | Sepsis following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| shock | O03.81 | Shock following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| specified condition NEC | O03.89 | Complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion with other complications | |
| tubular necrosis | O03.82 | Renal failure following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| uremia | O03.82 | Renal failure following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| urinary tract infection | O03.88 | Urinary tract infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| venous complication NEC | O03.85 | Other venous complications following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| infection › genital tract or pelvic | O03.5 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| infection › urinary tract | O03.88 | Urinary tract infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion | |
| venous complication NEC › embolism | O03.7 | Embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion |
Abortion habitual or recurrent
Abortion incomplete
| complicated | O03.30 | Unspecified complication following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › afibrinogenemia | O03.1 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › cardiac arrest | O03.36 | Cardiac arrest following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › chemical damage of pelvic organ | O03.34 | Damage to pelvic organs following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › circulatory collapse | O03.31 | Shock following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › cystitis | O03.38 | Urinary tract infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › defibrination syndrome | O03.1 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › electrolyte imbalance | O03.33 | Metabolic disorder following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › embolism | O03.2 | Embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › endometritis | O03.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › genital tract and pelvic infection | O03.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › hemolysis | O03.1 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › hemorrhage | O03.1 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › intravascular coagulation | O03.1 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › laceration of pelvic organ | O03.34 | Damage to pelvic organs following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › metabolic disorder | O03.33 | Metabolic disorder following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › oliguria | O03.32 | Renal failure following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › oophoritis | O03.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › parametritis | O03.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › pelvic peritonitis | O03.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › perforation of pelvic organ | O03.34 | Damage to pelvic organs following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › renal failure or shutdown | O03.32 | Renal failure following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › salpingitis or salpingo-oophoritis | O03.0 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › sepsis | O03.37 | Sepsis following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › shock | O03.31 | Shock following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › specified condition NEC | O03.39 | Incomplete spontaneous abortion with other complications | |
| complicated › tubular necrosis | O03.32 | Renal failure following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › uremia | O03.32 | Renal failure following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › urinary infection | O03.38 | Urinary tract infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion | |
| complicated › venous complication NEC | O03.35 | Other venous complications following incomplete spontaneous abortion |
Abortion induced
| complicated by | O04.80 | (Induced) termination of pregnancy with unspecified complications | |
| complicated by › afibrinogenemia | O04.6 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › cardiac arrest | O04.86 | Cardiac arrest following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › chemical damage of pelvic organ | O04.84 | Damage to pelvic organs following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › circulatory collapse | O04.81 | Shock following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › cystitis | O04.88 | Urinary tract infection following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › defibrination syndrome | O04.6 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › electrolyte imbalance | O04.83 | Metabolic disorder following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › embolism | O04.7 | Embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › endometritis | O04.5 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › genital tract and pelvic infection | O04.5 | Genital tract and pelvic infection following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › hemolysis | O04.6 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › hemorrhage | O04.6 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › intravascular coagulation | O04.6 | Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following (induced) termination of pregnancy | |
| complicated by › laceration of pelvic organ | O04.84 | Damage to pelvic organs following (induced) termination of pregnancy |
Abortion spontaneous
| threatened | O20.0 | Threatened abortion |
Abortion tubal
| with intrauterine pregnancy | O00.11 | Tubal pregnancy with intrauterine pregnancy | not billable |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources