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Category · FY2027

O44 Placenta previa

  • Header · not billable

O44 is not billable. The category heads 24 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage) → O44.0-
  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage)low → O44.4-
  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage)partial → O44.2-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 15 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  2. O30-O48 Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48)
  3. O44 Placenta previa
Billable codes
24
Subdivisions
6
CC / MCC codes
9 / 9
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
41

Codes in O44

  1. O44.0
    Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Placenta previa NOS
  2. O44.00
    Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
    Billable
  3. O44.01
    Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, first trimester
    BillableCC
  4. O44.02
    Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, second trimester
    BillableCC
  5. O44.03
    Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, third trimester
    BillableCC
  6. O44.1
    Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage
    Header
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • labor and delivery complicated by hemorrhage from vasa previa (O69.4) O69.4
  7. O44.10
    Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
    Billable
  8. O44.11
    Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage, first trimester
    BillableMCC
  9. O44.12
    Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage, second trimester
    BillableMCC
  10. O44.13
    Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage, third trimester
    BillableMCC
  11. O44.2
    Partial placenta previa without hemorrhage
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Marginal placenta previa, NOS or without hemorrhage
  12. O44.20
    Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
    Billable
  13. O44.21
    Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, first trimester
    BillableCC
  14. O44.22
    Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, second trimester
    BillableCC
  15. O44.23
    Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, third trimester
    BillableCC
  16. O44.3
    Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Marginal placenta previa with hemorrhage
  17. O44.30
    Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
    Billable
  18. O44.31
    Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, first trimester
    BillableMCC
  19. O44.32
    Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, second trimester
    BillableMCC
  20. O44.33
    Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, third trimester
    BillableMCC
  21. O44.4
    Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Low implantation of placenta NOS or without hemorrhage
  22. O44.40
    Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
    Billable
  23. O44.41
    Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, first trimester
    BillableCC
  24. O44.42
    Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, second trimester
    BillableCC
  25. O44.43
    Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, third trimester
    BillableCC
  26. O44.5
    Low lying placenta with hemorrhage
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Low implantation of placenta with hemorrhage
  27. O44.50
    Low lying placenta with hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
    Billable
  28. O44.51
    Low lying placenta with hemorrhage, first trimester
    BillableMCC
  29. O44.52
    Low lying placenta with hemorrhage, second trimester
    BillableMCC
  30. O44.53
    Low lying placenta with hemorrhage, third trimester
    BillableMCC

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Chapter 15 instructions (Notes 6, Excludes1 1, Excludes2 4, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 15 page.

Index entries

  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage) → O44.0-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)cesarean (for)placenta previa → O44.0-
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine)complicated by (care of) (management affected by)placenta previa → O44.0-
  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage)complete → O44.0-
  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage)with hemorrhage → O44.1-
  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage)marginal → O44.2-
  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage)partial → O44.2-
  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage)low → O44.4-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)cesarean (for)placenta previacomplete → O44.0-
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine)complicated by (care of) (management affected by)placenta previacomplete → O44.0-
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)antepartum (with)due toplacenta previa → O44.1-
  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage)completewith hemorrhage → O44.1-
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine)complicated by (care of) (management affected by)placenta previamarginal → O44.2-
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine)complicated by (care of) (management affected by)placenta previapartial → O44.2-
  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage)marginalwith hemorrhage → O44.3-
  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage)partialwith hemorrhage → O44.3-
  • Previaplacenta (total) (without hemorrhage)lowwith hemorrhage → O44.5-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbymalposition, malpresentationplacenta → O44.0-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyplacenta, placentalmalposition → O44.0-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyplacenta, placentalprevia (central) (complete) (lateral) (total) → O44.0-
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine)complicated by (care of) (management affected by)abnormal, abnormalitypositionplacenta → O44.0-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)cesarean (for)placenta previacompletewith hemorrhage → O44.1-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyplacenta, placentalvicious insertion → O44.1-
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine)complicated by (care of) (management affected by)placenta previacompletewith hemorrhage → O44.1-
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine)complicated by (care of) (management affected by)placenta previamarginalwith hemorrhage → O44.3-
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine)complicated by (care of) (management affected by)placenta previapartialwith hemorrhage → O44.3-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyplacenta, placentallow (implantation) (lying) → O44.4-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyhemorrhage (uterine)due toplacenta previa → O44.1-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbymalposition, malpresentationplacentawith hemorrhage → O44.1-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyplacenta, placentalmalpositionwithout hemorrhage → O44.1-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyplacenta, placentalprevia (central) (complete) (lateral) (total)with hemorrhage → O44.1-
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine)complicated by (care of) (management affected by)abnormal, abnormalitypositionplacentawith hemorrhage → O44.1-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyplacenta, placentalprevia (central) (complete) (lateral) (total)marginal → O44.2-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyplacenta, placentalprevia (central) (complete) (lateral) (total)partial → O44.2-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyhemorrhage (uterine)due tolow implantation of placenta → O44.5-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyhemorrhage (uterine)due tolow lying placenta → O44.5-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyplacenta, placentallow (implantation) (lying)with hemorrhage → O44.5-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyhemorrhage (uterine)due toplacenta previamarginal → O44.3-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyhemorrhage (uterine)due toplacenta previapartial → O44.3-
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)complicatedbyplacenta, placentalprevia (central) (complete) (lateral) (total)marginalwith hemorrhage → O44.3-

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