O43.8 is the authoritative medical code for Other placental disorders. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other placental disorders (ICD-10-CM O43.8), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other placental disorders is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code O43.8. A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Excludes2 (not included here): maternal care for poor fetal growth due to placental insufficiency O36.5-; placenta previa O44.-; placental polyp O90.89; placentitis O41.14-; premature separation of placenta abruptio placentae.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for O43.8 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- maternal care for poor fetal growth due to placental insufficiency O36.5-
- placenta previa O44.-
- placental polyp O90.89
- placentitis O41.14-
- premature separation of placenta abruptio placentae
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can O43.8 be billed directly?
No. O43.8 (Other placental disorders) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Can O43.8 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, O43.8 and the following may both be reported when both are present: maternal care for poor fetal growth due to placental insufficiency (O36.5-); placenta previa (O44.-); placental polyp (O90.89); placentitis (O41.14-).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as O43.8, with their registry titles.
- O43 — Placental disorders
- O43.0 — Placental transfusion syndromes
- O43.01 — Fetomaternal placental transfusion syndrome
- O43.011 — Fetomaternal placental transfusion syndrome, first trimester
- O43.012 — Fetomaternal placental transfusion syndrome, second trimester
- O43.013 — Fetomaternal placental transfusion syndrome, third trimester
- O43.019 — Fetomaternal placental transfusion syndrome, unspecified trimester
- O43.02 — Fetus-to-fetus placental transfusion syndrome
- O43.021 — Fetus-to-fetus placental transfusion syndrome, first trimester
- O43.022 — Fetus-to-fetus placental transfusion syndrome, second trimester
- O43.023 — Fetus-to-fetus placental transfusion syndrome, third trimester
- O43.029 — Fetus-to-fetus placental transfusion syndrome, unspecified trimester
- O43.1 — Malformation of placenta
- O43.10 — Malformation of placenta, unspecified
- O43.101 — Malformation of placenta, unspecified, first trimester
- O43.102 — Malformation of placenta, unspecified, second trimester
- O43.103 — Malformation of placenta, unspecified, third trimester
- O43.109 — Malformation of placenta, unspecified, unspecified trimester
- O43.11 — Circumvallate placenta
- O43.111 — Circumvallate placenta, first trimester
- O43.112 — Circumvallate placenta, second trimester
- O43.113 — Circumvallate placenta, third trimester
- O43.119 — Circumvallate placenta, unspecified trimester
- O43.12 — Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord
- O43.121 — Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, first trimester
- O43.122 — Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, second trimester
- O43.123 — Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, third trimester
- O43.129 — Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord, unspecified trimester
- O43.19 — Other malformation of placenta
- O43.191 — Other malformation of placenta, first trimester
- O43.192 — Other malformation of placenta, second trimester
- O43.193 — Other malformation of placenta, third trimester
- O43.199 — Other malformation of placenta, unspecified trimester
- O43.2 — Morbidly adherent placenta
- O43.21 — Placenta accreta
- O43.211 — Placenta accreta, first trimester
- O43.212 — Placenta accreta, second trimester
- O43.213 — Placenta accreta, third trimester
- O43.219 — Placenta accreta, unspecified trimester
- O43.22 — Placenta increta
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ICD Code O41.8
Other specified disorders of amniotic fluid and membranes