O44 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Codes
- O44.0 Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage
- O44.00 Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
- O44.01 Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, first trimester
- O44.02 Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, second trimester
- O44.03 Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, third trimester
- O44.1 Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage
- O44.10 Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
- O44.11 Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage, first trimester
- O44.12 Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage, second trimester
- O44.13 Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage, third trimester
- O44.2 Partial placenta previa without hemorrhage
- O44.20 Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
- O44.21 Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, first trimester
- O44.22 Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, second trimester
- O44.23 Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, third trimester
- O44.3 Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage
- O44.30 Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
- O44.31 Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, first trimester
- O44.32 Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, second trimester
- O44.33 Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, third trimester
- O44.4 Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage
- O44.40 Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
- O44.41 Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, first trimester
- O44.42 Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, second trimester
- O44.43 Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage, third trimester
- O44.5 Low lying placenta with hemorrhage
- O44.50 Low lying placenta with hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
- O44.51 Low lying placenta with hemorrhage, first trimester
- O44.52 Low lying placenta with hemorrhage, second trimester
- O44.53 Low lying placenta with hemorrhage, third trimester
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to O44 ICD10 Code:
- O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- O30-O48 Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
O44 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about O44 ICD 10 code
Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include:
- Preterm (premature) labor, when your labor starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy
- Premature rupture of membranes (PROM), when your water breaks too early. If labor does not start soon afterwards, this can raise the risk of infection.
- Problems with the placenta, such as the placenta covering the cervix, separating from the uterus before birth, or being attached too firmly to the uterus
- Labor that does not progress, meaning that labor is stalled. This can happen when
- Your contractions weaken
- Your cervix does not dilate (open) enough or is taking too long to dilate
- The baby is not in the right position
- The baby is too big or your pelvis is too small for the baby to move through the birth canal
- Abnormal heart rate of the baby. Often, an abnormal heart rate is not a problem. But if the heart rate gets very fast or very slow, it can be a sign that your baby is not getting enough oxygen or that there are other problems.
- Problems with the umbilical cord, such as the cord getting caught on the baby's arm, leg, or neck. It's also a problem if cord comes out before the baby does.
- Problems with the position of the baby, such as breech, in which the baby is going to come out feet first
- Shoulder dystocia, when the baby's head comes out, but the shoulder gets stuck
- Perinatal asphyxia, which happens when the baby does not get enough oxygen in the uterus, during labor or delivery, or just after birth
- Perineal tears, tearing of your vagina and the surrounding tissues
- Excessive bleeding, which can happen when the delivery causes tears to the uterus or if you are not able to deliver the placenta after you give birth to the baby
- Post-term pregnancy, when your pregnancy lasts more than 42 weeks
If you have problems in childbirth, your health care provider may need to give you medicines to induce or speed up labor, use tools to help guide the baby out of the birth canal, or deliver the baby by Cesarean section.
NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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