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O44.5

Low lying placenta with hemorrhage

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2017 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

  • 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

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

  1. FY2017 Added to the code set Low lying placenta with hemorrhage

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
O44.0 Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage Not billable
O44.1 Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage Not billable
O44.2 Partial placenta previa without hemorrhage Not billable
O44.3 Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage Not billable
O44.4 Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage Not billable