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O02.0

Billable

Blighted ovum and nonhydatidiform mole

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

An early pregnancy loss where the embryo fails to develop properly (blighted ovum) or abnormal placental tissue grows without being a hydatidiform mole.

Coding Tips

  • •Blighted ovum refers to a gestational sac without an embryo; ensure this distinction is documented
  • •This code excludes hydatidiform moles, which have their own coding category (O01)

Code Hierarchy

└O02Other abnormal products of conception└O02.0Blighted ovum and nonhydatidiform mole
└O02.0Blighted ovum and nonhydatidiform mole

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