O03
Header — not billableSpontaneous abortion
The ICD-10 code for spontaneous abortion is O03.
O03 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- miscarriage
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under O03
- O03.0Genital tract and pelvic infection following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- O03.1Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- O03.2Embolism following incomplete spontaneous abortion
- O03.3Other and unspecified complications following incomplete spontaneous abortionnon-billable header
- O03.4Incomplete spontaneous abortion without complication
- O03.5Genital tract and pelvic infection following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
- O03.6Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
- O03.7Embolism following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion
- O03.8Other and unspecified complications following complete or unspecified spontaneous abortionnon-billable header
- O03.9Complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion without complication
Related codes in this category
- O00Ectopic pregnancynon-billable header
- O01Hydatidiform molenon-billable header
- O02Other abnormal products of conceptionnon-billable header
- O04Complications following (induced) termination of pregnancynon-billable header
- O07Failed attempted termination of pregnancynon-billable header
- O08Complications following ectopic and molar pregnancynon-billable header
- O03Spontaneous abortionnon-billable header