O44.1
Header — not billableComplete placenta previa with hemorrhage
The ICD-10 code for complete placenta previa with hemorrhage is O44.1.
O44.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- labor and delivery complicated by hemorrhage from vasa previa (O69.4)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- O44.0Complete placenta previa NOS or without hemorrhagenon-billable header
- O44.2Partial placenta previa without hemorrhagenon-billable header
- O44.3Partial placenta previa with hemorrhagenon-billable header
- O44.4Low lying placenta NOS or without hemorrhagenon-billable header
- O44.5Low lying placenta with hemorrhagenon-billable header
- O44.1Complete placenta previa with hemorrhagenon-billable header