O03.8UpcomingCategory · further specificity required

Other and unspecified complications following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion

Chapters 15 · Inherited instructions

Use additional code

code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Excludes 1

supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)

O00-O08 · Inherited instructions

Excludes 1

continuing pregnancy in multiple gestation after abortion of one fetus or more (O31.1-, O31.3-)

Excludes 2 · 4

Chapters 15 · Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Excludes 2

mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
obstetrical tetanus (A34)
postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

More specific codes

Claims & coverage

When ICD-10-CM is required

For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.

Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.

Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗

First observed · 2015-10-01

Code history

Latest recorded change · FY2024

ChangedUnchanged

FY2024

Effective from 2023-10-01

Inherited rules changed

Other and unspecified complications following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion

Category — select a more specific code

CDC/NCHS · FY2024

All editions (19)

All editions	Effective from	Code history
FY2016	2015-10-01	First observed
FY2017	2016-10-01	Inherited rules changed
FY2018	2017-10-01	No tabular change
FY2019	2018-10-01	Inherited rules changed
FY2020	2019-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020 · April	2020-04-01	No tabular change
FY2021	2020-10-01	No tabular change
FY2021 · 01-01	2021-01-01	No tabular change
FY2022	2021-10-01	No tabular change
FY2022 · 04-01	2022-04-01	No tabular change
FY2023	2022-10-01	No tabular change
FY2023 · 04-01	2023-04-01	No tabular change
FY2024	2023-10-01	Inherited rules changed
FY2024 · 04-01	2024-04-01	No tabular change
FY2025	2024-10-01	No tabular change
FY2025 · 04-01	2025-04-01	No tabular change
FY2026	2025-10-01	No tabular change
FY2026 · April	2026-04-01	No tabular change
FY2027	2026-10-01	No tabular change

Code-level instructions

The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.

Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓

Review the official coding guidelines ↗

Inherited instructions

Chapters 15 · Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Excludes 1

supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)

Excludes 2

mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
obstetrical tetanus (A34)
postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

Use additional code

code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Note

CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery

O00-O08 · Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O08)

Excludes 1

continuing pregnancy in multiple gestation after abortion of one fetus or more (O31.1-, O31.3-)

O03 · Spontaneous abortion

Includes

miscarriage

Note

Incomplete abortion includes retained products of conception following spontaneous abortion

More specific codes

Related codes

Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.

Code	Description	Category · further specificity required
O03.0	Genital tract and pelvic infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion	Billable / specific
O03.1	Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous abortion	Billable / specific
O03.2	Embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion	Billable / specific
O03.3	Other and unspecified complications following incomplete spontaneous abortion	Category · further specificity required
O03.4	Incomplete spontaneous abortion without complication	Billable / specific
O03.5	Genital tract and pelvic infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion	Billable / specific
O03.6	Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion	Billable / specific
O03.7	Embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion	Billable / specific
O03.9	Complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion without complication	Billable / specific

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