Diagnosis Code

O72.1 OTHER IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: O72.1

Short Description: Other immediate postpartum hemorrhage

Long Description: Other immediate postpartum hemorrhage

The code O72.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
      • Postpartum hemorrhage (O72)
        • O72.1 Other immediate postpartum hemorrhage

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Atonic postpartum hemorrhage
  • Major postpartum hemorrhage
  • Postpartum coagulation defect with hemorrhage
  • Postpartum coagulation defects
  • Postpartum hemorrhage
  • Postpartum hemorrhage
  • Postpartum hemorrhage
  • Postpartum hemorrhage
  • Postpartum hemorrhage co-occurrent and due to uterine rupture following obstructed labor
  • Postpartum hemorrhage due to total placenta previa
  • Rupture of gravid uterus
  • Rupture of uterus during labor

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code O72.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Hemorrhage following delivery of placenta
    • Postpartum hemorrhage (atonic) NOS
    • Uterine atony with hemorrhage
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • uterine atony NOS (@O62.2*)
    • uterine atony without hemorrhage (@O62.2*)
    • postpartum atony of uterus without hemorrhage (@O75.89*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
O72.1 Right Arrow 666.12 Postpa hem NEC-del w p/p
666.14 Postpart hem NEC-postpar

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
O72 Postpartum hemorrhage
O72.0 Third-stage hemorrhage
O72.2 Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhage
O72.3 Postpartum coagulation defects


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023