O45.012 — Premature separation of placenta with afibrinogenemia, second trimester
O45.012 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for premature separation of placenta with afibrinogenemia, second trimester. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Other codes that can never be billed with O45.012
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at O45.012. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading O45.012 alone.
Risk adjustment
O45.012 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.
Medicare coverage
O45.012 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Code history
O45.012 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 O45.01. If O45.012 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about O45.012
- Is O45.012 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. O45.012 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does O45.012 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).