O04.6

Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following (induced) termination of pregnancy

Billable / specific

O04.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Afibrinogenemia following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • Defibrination syndrome following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • Hemolysis following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • Intravascular coagulation following (induced) termination of pregnancy

Includes (from O04)

  • complications following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • Note: CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
  • Note: 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)
  • Note: Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
  • Note: 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
  • Note: 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
  • Note: 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-) (from O04)
  • continuing pregnancy in multiple gestation after abortion of one fetus or more (O31.1-, O31.3-) (from O04)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-) (from O04)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34) (from O04)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0) (from O04)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0) (from O04)
  • encounter for elective termination of pregnancy (Z33.2) (from O04)
  • failed attempted termination of pregnancy (O07.-) (from O04)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known. (from O04)

Also known as

  • Afibrinogenemia following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • Defibrination syndrome following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • Hemolysis following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • Intravascular coagulation following (induced) termination of pregnancy
  • Abortion, induced, complicated by, afibrinogenemia
  • Abortion, induced, complicated by, defibrination syndrome
  • Abortion, induced, complicated by, hemolysis
  • Abortion, induced, complicated by, hemorrhage
  • Abortion, induced, complicated by, intravascular coagulation

Parent code

  • O04Complications following (induced) termination of pregnancyHeader

Related codes

  • O04.5Genital tract and pelvic infection following (induced) termination of pregnancyBillable
  • O04.7Embolism following (induced) termination of pregnancyBillable
  • O04.8(Induced) termination of pregnancy with other and unspecified complicationsHeader

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