O43.12 Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applies from O43 Placental disorders

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] (O45.-)

Codes under O43.12

• 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

Diagnosis Index entries for O43.12

• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › velamentous insertion of cord
• Insertion › cord (umbilical) lateral or velamentous

Nearby codes

• 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 (this code)
• 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