2018

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  2. O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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  3. O30-O48 Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O43.2

Morbidly adherent placenta

Code Also
Code Also Help
A code also note instructs that 2 codes may be required to fully describe a condition but the sequencing of the two codes is discretionary, depending on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter.
  • associated third stage postpartum hemorrhage, if applicable (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O72.0

    Third-stage hemorrhage

      2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years) Female Dx
    Applicable To
    • Hemorrhage associated with retained, trapped or adherent placenta
    • Retained placenta NOS
    Code Also
    • type of adherent placenta (O43.2-)
    O72.0
    )
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as O43.2. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • retained placenta (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O73
    • O73 Retained placenta and membranes, without hemo...
      • O73.0 Retained placenta without hemorrhage
      • O73.1 Retained portions of placenta and membranes, ...
    O73.-
    )
The following code(s) above O43.2 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to O43.2:
  • O00-O9A
    2018 ICD-10-CM Range O00-O9A

    Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

    Note
    • 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
    Type 1 Excludes
    • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
    Type 2 Excludes
    • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53)
    • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
    • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
    • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
    Use Additional
    • code from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
    Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • O43
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O43

    Placental disorders

      2016 2017 2018 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • maternal care for poor fetal growth due to placental insufficiency (O36.5-)
    • placenta previa (O44.-)
    • placental polyp (O90.89)
    • placentitis (O41.14-)
    • premature separation of placenta [abruptio placentae] (O45.-)
    Placental disorders
Code History
Code annotations containing back-references to O43.2:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O43.2
O43.12 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord
O43.121 …… first trimester
O43.122 …… second trimester
O43.123 …… third trimester
O43.129 …… unspecified trimester
O43.19 Other malformation of placenta
O43.191 …… first trimester
O43.192 …… second trimester
O43.193 …… third trimester
O43.199 …… unspecified trimester
O43.2 Morbidly adherent placenta
O43.21 Placenta accreta
O43.211 …… first trimester
O43.212 …… second trimester
O43.213 …… third trimester
O43.219 …… unspecified trimester
O43.22 Placenta increta
O43.221 …… first trimester
O43.222 …… second trimester
O43.223 …… third trimester
O43.229 …… unspecified trimester

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