All ICD10 Codes

O72

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
Rankcategory
Official Description

Postpartum hemorrhage

Use a more specific code (4 billable)
O72.0Third-stage hemorrhageO72.1Other immediate postpartum hemorrhageO72.2Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhageO72.3Postpartum coagulation defects
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A).

CH15 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Use Additional Code
  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • hemorrhage after delivery of fetus or infant

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O60-O77Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
O72Postpartum hemorrhageNot billable
O72.0Third-stage hemorrhageBillable
O72.1Other immediate postpartum hemorrhageBillable
O72.2Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhageBillable
O72.3Postpartum coagulation defectsBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O72:

chapterCH15
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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