O72.2 Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhage

The ICD-10-CM code for Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhage is O72.2 (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 O72.2:

• Retention › membranes (complicating delivery) (with hemorrhage)
• Membrane (s), membranous › retained (with hemorrhage) (complicating delivery)
• Retention › decidua (fragments) (following delivery) (with hemorrhage)
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › puerperal › delayed or secondary
• Bleeding › capillary › puerperal
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › delayed › postpartum
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › postpartum NEC (following delivery of placenta) › delayed or secondary
• Metrorrhagia › postpartum NEC (atonic) (following delivery of placenta) › delayed or secondary

Inclusion Terms

• Hemorrhage associated with retained portions of placenta or membranes after the first 24 hours following delivery of placenta
• Retained products of conception NOS, following delivery

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 18,670 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O72.2 among the documented diagnoses.
• 2,790 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)