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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O43.21

Placenta accreta

ICD-10-CM Code:
O43.21
ICD-10 Code for:
Placenta accreta
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    (O00-O9A)
    • Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems
      (O30-O48)
      • Placental disorders
        (O43)

O43.21 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of placenta accreta. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Placenta accreta

Non-specific codes like O43.21 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for placenta accreta:

  • Use O43.211 for Placenta accreta, first trimester - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O43.212 for Placenta accreta, second trimester - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O43.213 for Placenta accreta, third trimester - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O43.219 for Placenta accreta, unspecified trimester - BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information

  • Placenta Accreta

    abnormal placentation in which all or parts of the placenta are attached directly to the myometrium due to a complete or partial absence of decidua. it is associated with postpartum hemorrhage because of the failure of placental separation.

  • Placenta Accreta

    the clinical condition in which any part of the placenta invades and is inseparable from the uterine wall. (revitalize)

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.