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O03.87

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Sepsis following complete or unspecified 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 that develops after a naturally occurring miscarriage.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the causative organism if identified through culture results
  • •Coordinate with infectious disease documentation to support sepsis coding

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • septic or septicopyemic embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion (O03.7)

Use Additional Code

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

Code Hierarchy

└O03Spontaneous abortion└O03.8Other and unspecified complications following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion└O03.87Sepsis following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
└O03.87Sepsis following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion

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