O08.6 Damage to pelvic organs and tissues following an ectopic and molar pregnancy

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Laceration, perforation, tear or chemical damage of bladder following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
• Laceration, perforation, tear or chemical damage of bowel following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
• Laceration, perforation, tear or chemical damage of broad ligament following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
• Laceration, perforation, tear or chemical damage of cervix following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
• Laceration, perforation, tear or chemical damage of periurethral tissue following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
• Laceration, perforation, tear or chemical damage of uterus following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
• Laceration, perforation, tear or chemical damage of vagina following an ectopic and molar pregnancy

Applies from O08 Complications following ectopic and molar pregnancy

Applicable to

• This category is for use with categories O00-O02 to identify any associated complications

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 769 in MDC 14.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 639.2 Damage to pelvic organs and tissues following abortion or ectopic and molar pregnancies

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Maternity diagnoses (age 9 through 64): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 9 through 64.

Code annotations containing back-references to O08.6

Back-references to O08

• Use Additional: O00 Ectopic pregnancy ("code from category O08 to identify any associated complication")
• Use Additional: O01 Hydatidiform mole ("code from category O08 to identify any associated complication.")
• Use Additional: O02 Other abnormal products of conception ("code from category O08 to identify any associated complication.")
• Type 1 Excludes: O20 Hemorrhage in early pregnancy ("pregnancy with abortive outcome (O00-O08)")

Diagnosis Index entries for O08.6

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › ectopic pregnancy › damage to pelvic organs
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › molar pregnancy NOS › damage to pelvic organs
• Damage › pelvic › organ NEC › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Injury › internal › bladder (sphincter) › with › ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Injury › internal › bladder (sphincter) › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Injury › internal › cervix (uteri) › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Injury › internal › cervix (uteri) › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Injury › internal › pelvis, pelvic (organ) › following ectopic or molar pregnancy (subsequent episode)
• Injury › internal › urethra (sphincter) following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Injury › pelvis, pelvic (floor) › organ › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Injury › pelvis, pelvic (floor) › organ › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Injury › uterus, uterine › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › anus (sphincter) › with › ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › anus (sphincter) › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › bladder › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › bladder › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › bowel › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › bowel › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › broad ligament › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › broad ligament › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › cervix (uteri) › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › cervix (uteri) › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › fourchette › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › fourchette › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › pelvic › floor › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › pelvic › floor › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › pelvic › organ › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › pelvic › organ › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › perineum › female › with › ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › urethra › with or following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › uterus › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › uterus › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › vagina › with › ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › vagina › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › vulva › with › ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Laceration › vulva › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Obstetrical trauma (complicating delivery) › with or following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Penetrating wound › uterus by instrument with or following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › bladder (urinary) › with or following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › bowel › with or following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › broad ligament › with or following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › cervix (uteri) › with or following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › intestine NEC › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › pelvic › floor › with › ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › pelvic › floor › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › urethra › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › urethra › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › uterus › with ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › uterus › following ectopic or molar pregnancy
• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › ectopic (ruptured) › complicated (by) › chemical damage of pelvic organ (s)

Nearby codes

• O08.1 Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following ectopic and molar pregnancy
• O08.2 Embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
• O08.3 Shock following ectopic and molar pregnancy
• O08.4 Renal failure following ectopic and molar pregnancy
• O08.5 Metabolic disorders following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
• O08.6 Damage to pelvic organs and tissues following an ectopic and molar pregnancy (this code)
• O08.7 Other venous complications following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
• O08.8 Other complications following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
• O08.81 Cardiac arrest following an ectopic and molar pregnancy
• O08.82 Sepsis following ectopic and molar pregnancy
• O08.83 Urinary tract infection following an ectopic and molar pregnancy