ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
O44.1Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage
O44.1 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.
Code last changed in FY2017 (effective October 1, 2016). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About O44.1
O44.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for complete placenta previa with hemorrhage. It belongs to category O44 (placenta previa), block O30-O48 (maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems) and chapter 15 (pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.
Within O44 (placenta previa), O44.1 is specifically for complete placenta previa with hemorrhage. Related codes cover complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage (O44.0), partial placenta previa without hemorrhage (O44.2), partial placenta previa with hemorrhage (O44.3), low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhage (O44.4) and low lying placenta with hemorrhage (O44.5).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: O44.10 (unspecified trimester), O44.11 (first trimester), O44.12 (second trimester) and O44.13 (third trimester).
Don't report O44.1 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: labor and delivery complicated by hemorrhage from vasa previa (O69.4).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2017 (title revised).
Specific codes under O44.1
Coding notes
- labor and delivery complicated by hemorrhage from vasa previa (O69.4)
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to O44.1.
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
Alphabetic index entries
11 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to O44.1.
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › cesarean (for) › placenta previa › complete › with hemorrhage
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › hemorrhage (uterine) › due to › placenta previa
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › malposition, malpresentation › placenta › with hemorrhage
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › placenta, placental › malposition › without hemorrhage
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › placenta, placental › previa (central) (complete) (lateral) (total) › with hemorrhage
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › placenta, placental › vicious insertion
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › antepartum (with) › due to › placenta previa
- Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › abnormal, abnormality › position › placenta › with hemorrhage
- Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › placenta previa › complete › with hemorrhage
- Previa › placenta (total) (without hemorrhage) › with hemorrhage
- Previa › placenta (total) (without hemorrhage) › complete › with hemorrhage
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- FY2017 (effective 10/1/2016): Title revised — was “Placenta previa with hemorrhage”
Common questions about O44.1
Is O44.1 billable?
- No. O44.1 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.