O88.03

Billable

ChapterO00–O9A

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Official Description

Air embolism in the puerperium

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

O85-O92Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)

O88Obstetric embolism

O88.0Obstetric air embolism

O88.03Air embolism in the puerperium

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O88.03:

categoryO88

Obstetric embolism

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blockO85-O92

Complications predominantly related to the puerperium (O85-O92)

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chapterCH15

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to O88.03. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

1 raw paths

Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)1 unique routes

obstetric (in) (pulmonary)

puerperal

air→O88.03

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 769

Postpartum and Post Abortion Diagnoses with O.R. Procedures

DRG 776

Postpartum and Post Abortion Diagnoses without O.R. Procedures

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