O68 Billable Code
Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance
Effective From: 10/01/2016
Chapter Classification
Chapter 15
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Section Detail
O60-O77
Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- fetal stress NOS (O77.9)
- labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)
- labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)
excludes2
- abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
- labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)
OPPS Editing Flags
Age Restrictions
Ages 9 to 64
External Cause
No
Mental Health
No
Manifestation (Edit 89)
No
Code First Applicable This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be coded first as the principal diagnosis.
No
Unacceptable PDX (Edit 113)
No
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