Is O44.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. O44.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does O44.1 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48).

What cannot be coded together with O44.1?

O44.1 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

O44.1

O44.1 — Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O44.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complete placenta previa with hemorrhage. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

labor and delivery complicated by hemorrhage from vasa previa (O69.4)

Risk adjustment

O44.1 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead O44.1

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O44. If O44.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about O44.1

Is O44.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. O44.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does O44.1 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48).
What cannot be coded together with O44.1?: O44.1 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.