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O03.37

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Sepsis following incomplete spontaneous abortion

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

What This Code Means

A serious bloodstream infection with systemic inflammatory response occurring as a complication after an incomplete miscarriage.

Coding Tips

  • •Sepsis following abortion is a serious infectious complication; document the causative organism if identified
  • •Ensure the sepsis is documented as related to the incomplete abortion, not an unrelated infection

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • septic or septicopyemic embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion (O03.2)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify infectious agent (B95-B97)
  • code to identify severe sepsis, if applicable (R65.2-)

Code Hierarchy

└O03Spontaneous abortion└O03.3Other and unspecified complications following incomplete spontaneous abortion└O03.37Sepsis following incomplete spontaneous abortion
└O03.37Sepsis following incomplete spontaneous abortion

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