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.

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Other codes that can never be billed with O44.43

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

O46Antepartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
O67Labor and delivery complicated by intrapartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under O44.4

O44.40Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
O44.41Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, first trimester
O44.42Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, second trimester