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Compare/O43.22 vs O73

O43.22 vs O73

O43.22 (Placenta increta) compared with O73 (Retained placenta and membranes, without hemorrhage), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. O43.22 carries an Excludes1 note covering O73: “retained placenta (O73.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. O73 carries an Excludes1 note covering O43.22: “placenta increta (O43.22-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

O43.22Placenta incretaO73Retained placenta and membranes, without hemorrhage
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: O43.221, O43.222, O43.223, O43.229

Non-billable header

Report instead: O73.0, O73.1

ClassificationO00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)
DefinitionPlacenta increta is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O43.22).Retained placenta and membranes, without hemorrhage is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O73).

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources