ICD-10 diagnosis code

O72 Postpartum haemorrhage

O72 is the ICD-10 code for Postpartum haemorrhage. It is a three-character category divided into 4 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block O60–O75 (Complications of labour and delivery) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.

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

What O72 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

haemorrhage after delivery of fetus or infant

Subcodes of O72

O72 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

O72Blödning i efterbördsskedet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DO72Blødning efter fødsel

FinlandICD-10-FI

O72Synnytyksenjälkeinen verenvuoto

GermanyICD-10-GM

O72Postpartale Blutung

FranceICD-10-FR

O72Hémorragie du postpartum

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

O72bloeding post partum

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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