Third-stage hemorrhage
Billable / specific
O72.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Hemorrhage associated with retained, trapped or adherent placenta
- Retained placenta NOS
Includes (from O72)
- hemorrhage after delivery of fetus or infant
- 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.
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
- type of adherent placenta (O43.2-)
Also known as
- Hemorrhage associated with retained, trapped or adherent placenta
- Retained placenta NOS
- Adherent, placenta
- Delivery, complicated, by adherent placenta
- Delivery, complicated, by retention of secundines
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, postpartum NEC, retained placenta
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, postpartum NEC, third stage
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, third stage
- Puerperal, puerperium, hemorrhage, retained placenta
- Puerperal, puerperium, hemorrhage, third stage
- Puerperal, puerperium, retention, placenta
- Retention, placenta
- Retention, secundines
- Trapped placenta
Parent code
- O72Postpartum hemorrhageHeader