O45.90

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

• O45.90

• O45.90

Approximate Synonyms

• Placental abruption

• Premature separation of placenta

Clinical Information

• Premature separation of the normally implanted placenta from the uterus. Signs of varying degree of severity include uterine bleeding, uterine muscle hypertonia, and fetal distress or fetal death.

• The separation of the placenta from the maternal uterine attachment when it occurs after the twentieth week of the pregnancy.

Details

• O45.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• Short description: Premature separation of placenta, unsp, unsp trimester

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM O45.90 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O45.90 – other international versions of ICD-10 O45.90 may differ.