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Category · FY2027

O72 Postpartum hemorrhage

  • Header · not billable

O72 is not billable. The category heads 4 billable codes in FY2027: the 4 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Trapped placenta (with hemorrhage) → O72.0
  • Afibrinogenemiapuerperal → O72.3
  • Adherentplacenta (with hemorrhage) → O72.0

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 15 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  2. O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
  3. O72 Postpartum hemorrhage
Billable codes
4
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
3 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
58

Codes in O72

  1. O72.0
    Third-stage hemorrhage
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 2, Code also 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Hemorrhage associated with retained, trapped or adherent placenta
    • Retained placenta NOS

    Code also

    • type of adherent placenta (O43.2-) O43.2
  2. O72.1
    Other immediate postpartum hemorrhage
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 3, Excludes1 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Hemorrhage following delivery of placenta
    • Postpartum hemorrhage (atonic) NOS
    • Uterine atony with hemorrhage

    Excludes1

    • uterine atony NOS (O62.2) O62.2
    • uterine atony without hemorrhage (O62.2) O62.2
    • postpartum atony of uterus without hemorrhage (O75.89) O75.89
  3. O72.2
    Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhage
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Hemorrhage associated with retained portions of placenta or membranes after the first 24 hours following delivery of placenta
    • Retained products of conception NOS, following delivery
  4. O72.3
    Postpartum coagulation defects
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Postpartum afibrinogenemia
    • Postpartum fibrinolysis

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

At O72

Includes

  • hemorrhage after delivery of fetus or infant

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

  • Trapped placenta (with hemorrhage) → O72.0
  • Adherentplacenta (with hemorrhage) → O72.0
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)third stage (postpartum) → O72.0
  • Retentionplacenta (total) (with hemorrhage) → O72.0
  • Retentionsecundines (following delivery) (with hemorrhage) → O72.0
  • Bleedingatonic, following delivery → O72.1
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)postpartum NEC (following delivery of placenta) → O72.1
  • Metrorrhagiapostpartum NEC (atonic) (following delivery of placenta) → O72.1
  • Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)hemorrhage → O72.1
  • Membrane(s), membranousretained (with hemorrhage) (complicating delivery) → O72.2
  • Retentiondecidua (fragments) (following delivery) (with hemorrhage) → O72.2
  • Retentionmembranes (complicating delivery) (with hemorrhage) → O72.2
  • Afibrinogenemiapuerperal → O72.3
  • Circulating anticoagulantsfollowing childbirth → O72.3
  • Defibrination (syndrome)postpartum → O72.3
  • Fibrinolysis (hemorrhagic) (acquired)postpartum → O72.3
  • Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)afibrinogenemia, or other coagulation defect → O72.3
  • Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)blood dyscrasia → O72.3
  • Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)thrombocytopenia → O72.3
  • Thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopenicpuerperal, postpartum → O72.3
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)postpartum NEC (following delivery of placenta)retained placenta → O72.0
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)postpartum NEC (following delivery of placenta)third stage → O72.0
  • Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)hemorrhageretained placenta → O72.0
  • Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)hemorrhagethird stage → O72.0
  • Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)retentionplacenta → O72.0
  • Atonia, atony, atonicuterus (during labor)with hemorrhage (postpartum) → O72.1
  • Atonia, atony, atonicuterus (during labor)postpartum (with hemorrhage) → O72.1
  • Bleedingcapillarypuerperal → O72.2
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)delayedpostpartum → O72.2
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)postpartum NEC (following delivery of placenta)delayed or secondary → O72.2
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed)puerperaldelayed or secondary → O72.2
  • Metrorrhagiapostpartum NEC (atonic) (following delivery of placenta)delayed or secondary → O72.2
  • Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)hemorrhagedelayed or secondary → O72.2
  • Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)hemorrhageuterine, delayed → O72.2
  • Retentionplacenta (total) (with hemorrhage)portions or fragments (with hemorrhage) → O72.2
  • Retentionsecundines (following delivery) (with hemorrhage)complicating puerperium (delayed hemorrhage) → O72.2
  • Retentionsecundines (following delivery) (with hemorrhage)partial → O72.2
  • Blooddyscrasiapuerperal, postpartum → O72.3
  • Deficiency, deficientcoagulation NOSpostpartum → O72.3
  • Disorder (of)hemorrhagic NECfollowing childbirth → O72.3

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