O46

O46: Antepartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O46 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for antepartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified. 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.

hemorrhage in early pregnancy (O20.-)
intrapartum hemorrhage NEC (O67.-)
placenta previa (O44.-)
premature separation of placenta [abruptio placentae] (O45.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with O46

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

D65Disseminated intravascular coagulation [defibrination syndrome]
O67Labor and delivery complicated by intrapartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
O99.1Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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.

Code to one of these instead O46

3 child codes. Green means billable.