ICD-10 diagnosis code

O44 Placenta praevia

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O44 is the ICD-10 code for Placenta praevia. It is a three-character category divided into 2 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block O30–O48 (Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XV · O00–O99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of O44

O44 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

O44Föreliggande moderkaka

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DO44Forliggende moderkage

  • DO449Forliggende moderkage UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

O44Etisistukka

GermanyICD-10-GM

O44Placenta praevia

FranceICD-10-FR

O44Placenta praevia

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

O44placenta praevia

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • O44.20Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
  • O44.21Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, first trimester
  • O44.22Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, second trimester
  • O44.23Partial placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhage, third trimester
  • O44.30Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, unspecified trimester
  • O44.31Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, first trimester
  • O44.32Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, second trimester
  • O44.33Partial placenta previa with hemorrhage, third trimester
  • and 8 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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