O08.8
O08.8 — Other complications following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
O08.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other complications following an ectopic and molar pregnancy. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with O08.8
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at O08.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading O08.8 alone.
Risk adjustment
O08.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead O08.8
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share O08. If O08.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- O08.0Genital tract and pelvic infection following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- O08.1Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- O08.2Embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- O08.3Shock following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- O08.4Renal failure following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- O08.5Metabolic disorders following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
- O08.6Damage to pelvic organs and tissues following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
- O08.7Other venous complications following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
- O08.9Unspecified complication following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
Questions about O08.8
- Is O08.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. O08.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does O08.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O08).