ICD-10 code for ectopic pregnancy complication

The ICD-10-CM code for ectopic pregnancy complication is O08.9 (Unspecified complication following an ectopic and molar pregnancy). The official index lists 9 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on O08.9.

Within O08, choose O08.9 (Unspecified complication following an ectopic and molar pregnancy) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: genital tract and pelvic infection following ectopic and molar pregnancy (O08.0), delayed or excessive hemorrhage following ectopic and molar pregnancy (O08.1), embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy (O08.2), shock following ectopic and molar pregnancy (O08.3), renal failure following ectopic and molar pregnancy (O08.4), metabolic disorders following an ectopic and molar pregnancy (O08.5), damage to pelvic organs and tissues following an ectopic and molar pregnancy (O08.6), other venous complications following an ectopic and molar pregnancy (O08.7) and 1 more.

As a secondary diagnosis it is a CC (complication or comorbidity), which can move an inpatient stay into the "with CC" MS-DRG of its family, unless the principal diagnosis excludes it.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 769 (Postpartum and Post Abortion Diagnoses with O.R. Procedures, relative weight 1.6673) and DRG 776 (Postpartum and Post Abortion Diagnoses without O.R. Procedures, relative weight 0.6721), in MDC 14 (Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.