Z33.2 Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• early fetal death with retention of dead fetus (O02.1)
• late fetal death (O36.4)
• spontaneous abortion (O03)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 770 in MDC 14.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 635.90 Legally induced abortion, without mention of complication, unspecified (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 Z33.2

Back-references to Z33.2

• Type 2 Excludes: O04 Complications following (induced) termination of pregnancy ("encounter for elective termination of pregnancy (Z33.2)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z33.2

• Abortion (complete) (spontaneous) › induced (encounter for)
• Encounter (with health service) (for) › termination of pregnancy, elective
• Termination › pregnancy, elective

Nearby codes

• Z33 Pregnant state
• Z33.1 Pregnant state, incidental
• Z33.2 Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy (this code)
• Z33.3 Pregnant state, gestational carrier