O73.0 Retained placenta without hemorrhage
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Applicable to
- Adherent placenta, without hemorrhage
- Trapped placenta without hemorrhage
Applies from O73 Retained placenta and membranes, without hemorrhage
Excludes1 (never code together)
- placenta accreta (O43.21-)
- placenta increta (O43.22-)
- placenta percreta (O43.23-)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 769 in MDC 14.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
667.00 Retained placenta without hemorrhage, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable (approximate)667.02 Retained placenta without hemorrhage, delivered, with mention of postpartum complication (approximate)667.04 Retained placenta without hemorrhage, postpartum condition or complication (approximate)
Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))
Code annotations containing back-references to O73.0
Back-references to O73
- Type 1 Excludes:
O43.2 Morbidly adherent placenta ("retained placenta (O73.-)")
Diagnosis Index entries for O73.0
- Adherent › placenta (with hemorrhage) › without hemorrhage
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › adherent placenta › without hemorrhage
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › placenta, placental › adherent (with hemorrhage) › without hemorrhage
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › placenta, placental › retained (with hemorrhage) › without hemorrhage
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › retention of secundines (with hemorrhage) › without hemorrhage
- Retention › placenta (total) (with hemorrhage) › without hemorrhage
- Retention › secundines (following delivery) (with hemorrhage) › without hemorrhage
- Trapped placenta (with hemorrhage) › without hemorrhage
Nearby codes
O73 Retained placenta and membranes, without hemorrhageO73.0 Retained placenta without hemorrhage (this code)O73.1 Retained portions of placenta and membranes, without hemorrhage