Is O72 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. O72 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does O72 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77).

O72

O72 — Postpartum hemorrhage

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O72 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for postpartum hemorrhage. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

hemorrhage after delivery of fetus or infant

Other codes that can never be billed with O72

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at O72. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading O72 alone.

O62.2Other uterine inertia
O99.1Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
D65Disseminated intravascular coagulation [defibrination syndrome]

Risk adjustment

O72 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 O72

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about O72

Is O72 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. O72 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does O72 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77).