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ICD-10 Code O88.119: Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester

O88.119 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A).

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A).

đź“‹Clinical overview

This ICD-10 code is commonly used when documentation describes obstetric amniotic fluid embolism. The most accurate code depends on whether the event occurred during pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium and whether trimester detail is available for pregnancy encounters.

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

đź©şClinical context

When commonly used
  • Obstetric, anesthesia, emergency, and inpatient documentation where amniotic fluid embolism complicates pregnancy-related care and drives acute stabilization or critical-care management.
  • Coding and utilization-review workflows where the record clearly ties the embolic event to pregnancy timing, childbirth, or postpartum recovery rather than a non-obstetric embolic diagnosis context.
Common management context
  • Amniotic-fluid-embolism follow-up often includes acute cardiopulmonary review, hemorrhage or coagulopathy context when present, hemodynamic assessment, and coordination across obstetric, anesthesia, emergency, and intensive-care teams.
  • Documentation usually becomes more specific when the chart identifies pregnancy trimester detail or clearly distinguishes antepartum, childbirth, and puerperium timing.
  • Specialist context already linked on this page includes Obstetrician, Gynecologist.

🔍Key distinctions

Important notes
  • This ICD-10 family captures obstetric amniotic fluid embolism, and maternal timing is part of what makes these codes distinct from broader embolic diagnoses elsewhere in the chart.
  • Pregnancy-trimester detail is coded separately from childbirth and puerperium encounters in this family.
  • This title reflects obstetric amniotic fluid embolism, which is coded separately from air embolism, thromboembolism, pyemic or septic embolism, and other obstetric embolic patterns.
  • This title reflects unspecified trimester detail; if the chart clearly states the trimester, a more specific obstetric-embolism code may be used.
Related codes to consider
O88.111Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, first trimester
Related amniotic-fluid-embolism ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies trimester detail or clearly distinguishes pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium timing.
O88.112Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, second trimester
Related amniotic-fluid-embolism ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies trimester detail or clearly distinguishes pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium timing.
O88.113Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, third trimester
Related amniotic-fluid-embolism ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when the chart identifies trimester detail or clearly distinguishes pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium timing.

Code hierarchy

chapter
15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
block
O85-O92Complications predominantly related to the puerperium
category
O88Obstetric embolism
category
O88.1Amniotic fluid embolism
category
O88.11Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy
currentO88.11

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

ObstetricianGynecologist

Coding guidelines

Common synonyms

Amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimesterAmniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeO88.119
SystemICD10
Display nameAmniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
ChapterPregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
BlockComplications predominantly related to the puerperium

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

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