O22.8X1 Other venous complications in pregnancy, first trimester

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

Applies from O22 Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy

Excludes1 (never code together)

• venous complications of:
• abortion NOS (O03.9)
• ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.7)
• failed attempted abortion (O07.35)
• induced abortion (O04.85)
• spontaneous abortion (O03.89)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• obstetric pulmonary embolism (O88.-)
• venous complications and hemorrhoids of childbirth and the puerperium (O87.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 817-819 in MDC 14.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 671.81 Other venous complications of pregnancy and the puerperium, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (approximate)
• 671.83 Other venous complications of pregnancy and the puerperium, antepartum condition or complication (approximate)

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 O22.8X1

Back-references to O22

• Code First: I80 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis ("phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.-, O87.-)")
• Code First: I82 Other venous embolism and thrombosis ("pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.-, O87.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: O87 Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium ("venous complications in pregnancy (O22.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: O99.4 Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ("venous complications and cerebrovenous sinus thrombosis in pregnancy (O22.-)")

Nearby codes

• O22.51 Cerebral venous thrombosis in pregnancy, first trimester
• O22.52 Cerebral venous thrombosis in pregnancy, second trimester
• O22.53 Cerebral venous thrombosis in pregnancy, third trimester
• O22.8 Other venous complications in pregnancy
• O22.8X Other venous complications in pregnancy
• O22.8X1 Other venous complications in pregnancy, first trimester (this code)
• O22.8X2 Other venous complications in pregnancy, second trimester
• O22.8X3 Other venous complications in pregnancy, third trimester
• O22.8X9 Other venous complications in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
• O22.9 Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified
• O22.90 Venous complication in pregnancy, unspecified, unspecified trimester