Is O44 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. O44 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does O44 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48).

O44

O44 — Placenta previa

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O44 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for placenta previa. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with O44

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at O44. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading O44 alone.

O46Antepartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
O67Labor and delivery complicated by intrapartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

O44 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead O44

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about O44

Is O44 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. O44 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does O44 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48).