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Table 1 Classifications and coding for causes of PPH

From: Trends in postpartum hemorrhage in high resource countries: a review and recommendations from the International Postpartum Hemorrhage Collaborative Group

Cause of PPH

ICD-9 coding

ICD-10 Coding

Scottish data classification

Third stage hemorrhage (Postpartum hemorrhage due to retained placenta)

666.0

O72.0

Hemorrhage due to retained products

Other immediate postpartum hemorrhage, within the first 24 hours following delivery of placenta

(Uterine atony)

666.1

O72.1

Hemorrhage due to uterine atony

Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhage (after the first 24 hours following delivery)

666.2

O72.2

 

Postpartum coagulation defects

666.3

O72.3

 

Other causes

  

Hemorrhage due to placental abruption, placenta previa, trauma or other causes