2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O72.0Third-stage hemorrhage
ICD-10-CM Codes›O00-O9A›O60-O77›O72
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- CC — Complication or Comorbidity
- Not Chronic
O72.0 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for third-stage hemorrhage. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 769, 776. As a secondary diagnosis, it counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) and moves an inpatient stay to a higher severity level within its MS-DRG family. It does not count, however, when the principal diagnosis is one of 250 closely related codes. The code is restricted by the Medicare Code Editor to maternity cases (age 9 through 64). In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Complications specified during the puerperium and Hemorrhage after first trimester.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for O72.0.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Finding of completeness of placenta
- Finding of third stage of labor
- Incomplete placenta at delivery
- Intrapartum hemorrhage
- Placental separation
- Placental separation with bleeding
- Postpartum hemorrhage
- Postpartum hemorrhage with retained placenta
- Retained placenta
- Retained secundines
- Third stage hemorrhage
- Third stage hemorrhage due to retention of placenta
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to O72.0: its own notes plus those printed at O72 and Chapter 15. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Includes
Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.
- hemorrhage after delivery of fetus or infant
Applicable To
Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.
- Hemorrhage associated with retained, trapped or adherent placenta
- Retained placenta NOS
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Use Additional Code
Add a second code, after this one, to fully describe the condition.
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Code Also
A second code may be needed to fully describe the condition; the note gives no sequencing direction.
- type of adherent placenta (O43.2-)
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- 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)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name O72.0, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes2 1
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming O72.0: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Adherent See Also: Adhesions;
adherent placenta O72.0
Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)
retained placenta O72.0
third stage O72.0
placenta O72.0
Retention See Also: Retained;
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Postpartum Hemorrhage
excess blood loss from uterine bleeding associated with obstetric labor or childbirth. it is defined as blood loss greater than 500 ml or of the amount that adversely affects the maternal physiology, such as blood pressure and hematocrit. postpartum hemorrhage is divided into two categories, immediate (within first 24 hours after birth) or delayed (after 24 hours postpartum).
Patient EducationClinical
Postpartum Care
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Questions About O72.0Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for third-stage hemorrhage?
The ICD-10-CM code for third-stage hemorrhage is O72.0 (sometimes written as O720). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is O72.0 (Postpartum hemorrhage) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report third-stage hemorrhage on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does O72.0 group to?
When third-stage hemorrhage is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 769, 776, with relative weights from 0.6718 to 1.6666 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is O72.0 a CC or MCC?
CMS lists O72.0 as a CC (complication or comorbidity) for FY 2027. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, it moves the inpatient stay to a higher-weighted DRG within its severity family. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 250 closely related codes in its exclusion list.
Who can O72.0 be reported for?
The Medicare Code Editor checks third-stage hemorrhage against patient demographics: this code is intended for maternity cases (age 9 through 64). Claims outside these limits are flagged as inconsistent.
