O44.43
O44.43 — Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, third trimester
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
O44.43 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for low lying placenta nos or without hemorrhage, third trimester. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Other codes that can never be billed with O44.43
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at O44.43. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading O44.43 alone.
Risk adjustment
O44.43 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 history
O44.43 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share O44.4. If O44.43 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about O44.43
- Is O44.43 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. O44.43 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does O44.43 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).