O87
Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium
O87 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are O87.0 Superficial thrombophlebitis in the puerperium, O87.1 Deep phlebothrombosis in the puerperium, O87.2 Hemorrhoids in the puerperium, O87.3 Cerebral venous thrombosis in the puerperium and 3 more. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 10 Excludes2 entries.
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
The trimester character comes from the provider's documentation for the current encounter. The unspecified trimester code should rarely be used.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (7 notes)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- venous complications in labor, delivery and the puerperium
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (6 notes)
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
More specific codes under O87 7
- O87.0Superficial thrombophlebitis in the puerperiumBillable
- O87.1Deep phlebothrombosis in the puerperiumBillable
- O87.2Hemorrhoids in the puerperiumBillable
- O87.3Cerebral venous thrombosis in the puerperiumBillable
- O87.4Varicose veins of lower extremity in the puerperiumBillable
- O87.8Other venous complications in the puerperiumBillable
- O87.9Venous complication in the puerperium, unspecifiedBillable