Skip to content
Dx

ICD-10-CM 2027

ICD-10 code for pregnancy spots

O26.85

Spotting complicating pregnancy

Header — needs a more specific code

From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Spots, spotting (in) (of) › pregnancy”. Page updated September 29, 2026.

About coding pregnancy spots

The ICD-10-CM code for pregnancy spots is O26.85 (Spotting complicating pregnancy).

Within O26.8 (other specified pregnancy related conditions), O26.85 is specifically for Spotting complicating pregnancy. Related codes cover pregnancy related exhaustion and fatigue (O26.81), pregnancy related peripheral neuritis (O26.82), pregnancy related renal disease (O26.83), uterine size-date discrepancy complicating pregnancy (O26.84), pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) (O26.86), cervical shortening (O26.87) and other specified pregnancy related conditions (O26.89).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: O26.851 (first trimester), O26.852 (second trimester), O26.853 (third trimester) and O26.859 (unspecified trimester).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Common questions about pregnancy spots ICD-10 codes

What is the ICD-10 code for pregnancy spots?

O26.85 — Spotting complicating pregnancy (a header code; report a more specific subcode).

Is O26.85 billable?

No. O26.85 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.