O72.1 is the authoritative medical code for Other immediate postpartum hemorrhage. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other immediate postpartum hemorrhage (ICD-10-CM O72.1), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other immediate postpartum hemorrhage is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code O72.1. Includes: hemorrhage after delivery of fetus or infant. Inclusion terms: Hemorrhage following delivery of placenta; Postpartum hemorrhage atonic NOS; Uterine atony with hemorrhage. Excludes1 (not coded here): uterine atony NOS O62.2; uterine atony without hemorrhage O62.2; postpartum atony of uterus without hemorrhage O75.89.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for O72.1 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- hemorrhage after delivery of fetus or infant
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Hemorrhage following delivery of placenta
- Postpartum hemorrhage atonic NOS
- Uterine atony with hemorrhage
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- uterine atony NOS O62.2
- uterine atony without hemorrhage O62.2
- postpartum atony of uterus without hemorrhage O75.89
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with O72.1?
Per Excludes1 instructions, O72.1 must not be reported with: uterine atony NOS (O62.2); uterine atony without hemorrhage (O62.2); postpartum atony of uterus without hemorrhage (O75.89).
What conditions are included under O72.1?
Other immediate postpartum hemorrhage includes: Hemorrhage following delivery of placenta; Postpartum hemorrhage (atonic) NOS; Uterine atony with hemorrhage.
Codes in This Family (4)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as O72.1, with their registry titles.
- O72 — Postpartum hemorrhage
- O72.0 — Third-stage hemorrhage
- O72.2 — Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhage
- O72.3 — Postpartum coagulation defects
Indexed Clinical Terms (7)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Atonia, atony, atonic, uterus (during labor), postpartum (with hemorrhage)
- Atonia, atony, atonic, uterus (during labor), with hemorrhage (postpartum)
- Bleeding, atonic, following delivery
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, hemorrhage (uterine), postpartum NEC (atonic) (immediate)
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed), postpartum NEC (following delivery of placenta)
- Metrorrhagia, postpartum NEC (atonic) (following delivery of placenta)
- Puerperal, puerperium (complicated by, complications), hemorrhage
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