Premature separation of placenta, unspecified
Non-billable header
O45.9 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Abruptio placentae NOS
Includes (from O45)
- 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
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Abruptio placentae NOS
- Abruptio placentae
- Delivery, cesarean, abruptio placentae
- Delivery, complicated, by abruptio placentae
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, antepartum, due to abruptio placenta
- Pregnancy, complicated by, hemorrhage, due to premature separation, placenta
- Pregnancy, complicated by, premature separation of placenta
Parent code
- O45Premature separation of placenta [abruptio placentae]Header
More specific codes O45.9
- O45.90Premature separation of placenta, unspecified, unspecified trimesterBillable
- O45.91Premature separation of placenta, unspecified, first trimesterBillable
- O45.92Premature separation of placenta, unspecified, second trimesterBillable
- O45.93Premature separation of placenta, unspecified, third trimesterBillable