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- O72.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM O72.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O72.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 O72.1 may differ.
ICD-10-CM O72.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 769 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses with o. R. Procedures
- 776 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses without o. R. Procedures
Applicable To
- Hemorrhage following delivery of placenta
- Postpartum hemorrhage (atonic) NOS
- Uterine atony with hemorrhage
Type 1 Excludes
- uterine atony NOS (O62.2)
- uterine atony without hemorrhage (O62.2)
- postpartum atony of uterus without hemorrhage (O75.89)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O72.1:
- with hemorrhage (postpartum) > uterus (during labor) O62.2
- postpartum (with hemorrhage) > uterus (during labor) O62.2
- atonic, following delivery > Bleeding
- postpartum NEC (atonic) (immediate) > hemorrhage (uterine) O67.9
- postpartum NEC (following delivery of placenta) > Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) R58
- postpartum NEC (atonic) (following delivery of placenta) > Metrorrhagia N92.1
- hemorrhage > Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications)