O72.2

O72.2: Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhage

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O72.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhage. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Hemorrhage associated with retained portions of placenta or membranes after the first 24 hours following delivery of placenta
Retained products of conception NOS, following delivery

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O72.2 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Membrane, membranous›retained(with hemorrhage) (complicating delivery)
Retention›decidua(fragments) (following delivery) (with hemorrhage)
Retention›membranes(complicating delivery) (with hemorrhage)
Bleeding›capillary›puerperal
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›delayed›postpartum
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›postpartum NEC›delayed or secondary
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›puerperal›delayed or secondary
Metrorrhagia›postpartum NEC›delayed or secondary
Puerperal, puerperium›hemorrhage›delayed or secondary
Puerperal, puerperium›hemorrhage›uterine, delayed
Retention›placenta›portions or fragments(with hemorrhage)
Retention›secundines›complicating puerperium(delayed hemorrhage)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.