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Compare/O02.1 vs Z33.2

O02.1 vs Z33.2

O02.1 (Missed abortion) compared with Z33.2 (Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. Z33.2 carries an Excludes1 note covering O02.1: “early fetal death with retention of dead fetus (O02.1)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

O02.1Missed abortionZ33.2Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationO00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)Z00-Z99 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99)
DefinitionMissed abortion is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (O02.1).Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Z33.2).
Includes
Early fetal death, before completion of 20 weeks of gestation, with retention of dead fetus
Use additional code
code from category O08 to identify any associated complication.

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources