O72.1

Other immediate postpartum hemorrhage

Billable / specific

O72.1 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 following delivery of placenta
  • Postpartum hemorrhage (atonic) NOS
  • Uterine atony with hemorrhage

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.

  • uterine atony NOS (O62.2)
  • uterine atony without hemorrhage (O62.2)
  • postpartum atony of uterus without hemorrhage (O75.89)
  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-) (from O72)

Excludes2

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

  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-) (from O72)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34) (from O72)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0) (from O72)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0) (from O72)

Use additional code

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 O72)

Also known as

  • Hemorrhage following delivery of placenta
  • Postpartum hemorrhage (atonic) NOS
  • Uterine atony with hemorrhage
  • Atonia, atony, atonic, uterus, with hemorrhage
  • Atonia, atony, atonic, uterus, postpartum
  • Bleeding, atonic, following delivery
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, postpartum NEC
  • Metrorrhagia, postpartum NEC
  • Puerperal, puerperium, hemorrhage

Parent code

  • O72Postpartum hemorrhageHeader

Related codes

  • O72.0Third-stage hemorrhageBillable
  • O72.2Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhageBillable
  • O72.3Postpartum coagulation defectsBillable

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