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  2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
  3. Chapter 15
  4. Section O00-O08
  5. Code O03

ICD-10-CM Code O03
Spontaneous abortion

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code O03 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of O03 that describes the diagnosis 'spontaneous abortion' in more detail.

The ICD code O03 is used to code Miscarriage

Miscarriage, also known as spontaneous abortion and pregnancy loss, is the natural death of an embryo or fetus before it is able to survive independently. Some use the cutoff of 20 weeks of gestation after which fetal death is known as a stillbirth. The most common symptoms of a miscarriage is vaginal bleeding. This may occur with or without pain. Tissue or clot like material may also come out the vagina. Sadness, anxiety, and guilt may also occur.

Specialty: Obstetrics And Gynecology
MeSH Code: D000022
ICD 9 Code: 634

A human embryo at about six weeks after conception, i.e. eight weeks from the last menstrual period (LMP)

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for O03 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Code Notes:
Incomplete abortion includes retained products of conception following spontaneous abortion
Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section.
Miscarriage

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O03 - Spontaneous abortion'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code O03. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Miscarriage
Abortion(complete) (spontaneous)
Threatened +
Abortion(complete) (spontaneous) +

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