O72.0 Third-stage hemorrhage

The ICD-10-CM code for Third-stage hemorrhage is O72.0 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Chapter

15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Section

O60-O77: Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)

Category O72

5 codes (4 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O72.0:

• Trapped placenta (with hemorrhage)
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › third stage (postpartum)
• Retention › placenta (total) (with hemorrhage)
• Retention › secundines (following delivery) (with hemorrhage)
• Adherent › placenta (with hemorrhage)
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › postpartum NEC (following delivery of placenta) › third stage
• Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications) › hemorrhage › retained placenta
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › postpartum NEC (following delivery of placenta) › retained placenta

Inclusion Terms

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

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 18,790 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O72.0 among the documented diagnoses.
• 1,190 stays listed it as the principal diagnosis.

Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool
• AHRQ — HCUP National Inpatient Sample, Frequencies by Diagnosis Code (2016–2023)