Alphabetic Index FY2027

O72.0

Third-stage hemorrhage

FY2027Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium/O60–O77 Complications of labor and delivery

BillableComplete code, valid to report
Care settingsHome Health Primary · MMTA - OtherHospital CC

O72.0 (also written O720) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for third-stage hemorrhage. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 4 codes in category O72 (Postpartum hemorrhage). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 17 entries. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, a Code also instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 4 Excludes2 entries.

Guidelines tip

From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.

The trimester character comes from the provider's documentation for the current encounter. The unspecified trimester code should rarely be used.

Guidelines I.C.15.a.3; I.C.15.a.5Pregnancy: the trimester characterRead the official text

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 15 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Code also

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.

This code
  • type of adherent placenta (O43.2-)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 15 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (4 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 15 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Other clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Hospital CC

Counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) when reported as a secondary diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 250 codes in its exclusion list. Some MS-DRGs also ignore a CC or MCC that defines the DRG.

Source: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, effective October 1, 2026, Appendix C

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Inherited from O72 Postpartum hemorrhage
  • hemorrhage after delivery of fetus or infant

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Hemorrhage associated with retained, trapped or adherent placenta
  • Retained placenta NOS

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (6 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 15 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 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

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 17 entries

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