O73.1 Retained portions of placenta and membranes, without hemorrhage

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Retained products of conception following delivery, 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)

• 667.10 Retained portions of placenta or membranes, without hemorrhage, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable (approximate)
• 667.12 Retained portions of placenta or membranes, without hemorrhage, delivered, with mention of postpartum complication (approximate)
• 667.14 Retained portions of placenta or membranes, without hemorrhage, postpartum condition or complication (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Maternity diagnoses (age 9 through 64): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 9 through 64.

Code annotations containing back-references to O73.1

Back-references to O73

• Type 1 Excludes: O43.2 Morbidly adherent placenta ("retained placenta (O73.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for O73.1

• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › retained membranes or portions of placenta › without hemorrhage
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › retention of secundines (with hemorrhage) › partial › without hemorrhage
• Membrane (s), membranous › retained (with hemorrhage) (complicating delivery) › without hemorrhage
• Retention › decidua (fragments) (following delivery) (with hemorrhage) › without hemorrhage
• Retention › membranes (complicating delivery) (with hemorrhage) › without hemorrhage
• Retention › placenta (total) (with hemorrhage) › portions or fragments (with hemorrhage) › without hemorrhage
• Retention › products of conception › following › delivery (with hemorrhage) › without hemorrhage
• Retention › secundines (following delivery) (with hemorrhage) › partial › without hemorrhage

Nearby codes

• O73 Retained placenta and membranes, without hemorrhage
• O73.0 Retained placenta without hemorrhage
• O73.1 Retained portions of placenta and membranes, without hemorrhage (this code)