O72.0

O72.0: Third-stage hemorrhage

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O72.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for third-stage hemorrhage. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

type of adherent placenta (O43.2-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Hemorrhage associated with retained, trapped or adherent placenta
Retained placenta NOS

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O72.0 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57189Billing and Coding: Serum Magnesium

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Trapped placenta(with hemorrhage)
Adherent›placenta(with hemorrhage)
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›third stage(postpartum)
Retention›placenta(total) (with hemorrhage)
Retention›secundines(following delivery) (with hemorrhage)
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›postpartum NEC›retained placenta
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›postpartum NEC›third stage
Puerperal, puerperium›hemorrhage›retained placenta
Puerperal, puerperium›hemorrhage›third stage
Puerperal, puerperium›retention›placenta
Delivery›complicated›by›adherent placenta
Delivery›complicated›by›retention of secundines(with hemorrhage)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.