O72.2

Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhage

Billable / specific

O72.2 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 portions of placenta or membranes after the first 24 hours following delivery of placenta
  • Retained products of conception NOS, following delivery

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.

  • 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 associated with retained portions of placenta or membranes after the first 24 hours following delivery of placenta
  • Retained products of conception NOS, following delivery
  • Bleeding, capillary, puerperal
  • Delivery, complicated, by retained membranes or portions of placenta
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, delayed, postpartum
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, postpartum NEC, delayed or secondary
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, puerperal, delayed or secondary
  • Membrane, membranous, retained
  • Metrorrhagia, postpartum NEC, delayed or secondary
  • Puerperal, puerperium, hemorrhage, delayed or secondary
  • Puerperal, puerperium, hemorrhage, uterine, delayed
  • Retention, decidua
  • Retention, membranes
  • Retention, placenta, portions or fragments
  • Retention, products of conception, following delivery
  • Retention, secundines, complicating puerperium
  • Retention, secundines, partial

Parent code

  • O72Postpartum hemorrhageHeader

Related codes

  • O72.0Third-stage hemorrhageBillable
  • O72.1Other immediate postpartum hemorrhageBillable
  • O72.3Postpartum coagulation defectsBillable

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