O03.3 Other and unspecified complications following incomplete spontaneous abortion

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Codes under this one

O03.30 Unspecified complication following incomplete spontaneous abortion
O03.31 Shock following incomplete spontaneous abortion
O03.32 Renal failure following incomplete spontaneous abortion
O03.33 Metabolic disorder following incomplete spontaneous abortion
O03.34 Damage to pelvic organs following incomplete spontaneous abortion
O03.35 Other venous complications following incomplete spontaneous abortion
O03.36 Cardiac arrest following incomplete spontaneous abortion
O03.37 Sepsis following incomplete spontaneous abortion
O03.38 Urinary tract infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion
O03.39 Incomplete spontaneous abortion with other complications

Instructional notes

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Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.

supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.

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

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

Notes

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

Section O00-O08

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.

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

O03

Includes

miscarriage

Notes

Incomplete abortion includes retained products of conception following spontaneous abortion

Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) · O00-O08 Pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O08)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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