O43.21

Placenta accreta

Non-billable header

O43.21 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Note: CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
Note: Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
Note: Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
Note: 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
Note: 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
Note: 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-) (from O43)
obstetrical tetanus (A34) (from O43)
postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0) (from O43)
puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0) (from O43)
maternal care for poor fetal growth due to placental insufficiency (O36.5-) (from O43)
placenta previa (O44.-) (from O43)
placental polyp (O90.89) (from O43)
placentitis (O41.14-) (from O43)
premature separation of placenta [abruptio placentae] (O45.-) (from O43)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known. (from O43)

An additional code may be needed.

associated third stage postpartum hemorrhage, if applicable (O72.0) (from O43.2)