ICD-10-CM Code O44.0
Placenta previa specified as without hemorrhage
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code O44.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of O44.0 that describes the diagnosis 'placenta previa specified as without hemorrhage' in more detail.
The ICD code O44 is used to code Placenta praevia
Placenta praevia (placenta previa AE) is an obstetric complication in which the placenta is inserted partially or wholly in the lower uterine segment. It is a leading cause of antepartum haemorrhage (vaginal bleeding). It affects approximately 0.4-0.5% of all labours.
| Specialty: | Obstetrics |
| MeSH Codes: | D010923, D010923 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 641.0, 641.1 |
Diagram showing a placenta praevia (Grade IV )
Coding Notes for O44.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Low implantation of placenta specified as without hemorrhage
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O44.0 - Placenta previa specified as without hemorrhage'
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Parent Code: O44 - Placenta previa