O72.3 Postpartum coagulation defects

The ICD-10-CM code for Postpartum coagulation defects is O72.3 (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 O72.3:

• Defibrination (syndrome) › postpartum
• Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications) › thrombocytopenia
• Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications) › afibrinogenemia, or other coagulation defect
• Circulating anticoagulants › following childbirth
• Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications) › blood dyscrasia
• Afibrinogenemia › puerperal
• Thrombocytopenia, thrombocytopenic › puerperal, postpartum
• Fibrinolysis (hemorrhagic) (acquired) › postpartum

Inclusion Terms

• Postpartum afibrinogenemia
• Postpartum fibrinolysis

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 4,930 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O72.3 among the documented diagnoses.
• 115 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)