O69 Non-Billable Code
Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications
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
sevenChrDef
- {'char': '0', 'text': 'not applicable or unspecified'}
- {'char': '1', 'text': 'fetus 1'}
- {'char': '2', 'text': 'fetus 2'}
- {'char': '3', 'text': 'fetus 3'}
- {'char': '4', 'text': 'fetus 4'}
- {'char': '5', 'text': 'fetus 5'}
- {'char': '9', 'text': 'other fetus'}
sevenChrNote
- One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O69. 7th character 0 is for single gestations and multiple gestations where the fetus is unspecified. 7th characters 1 through 9 are for cases of multiple gestations to identify the fetus for which the code applies. The appropriate code from category O30, Multiple gestation, must also be assigned when assigning a code from category O69 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- O69.0 - Labor and delivery complicated by prolapse of cord Billable
- O69.1 - Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression Billable
- O69.2 - Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compression Billable
- O69.3 - Labor and delivery complicated by short cord Billable
- O69.4 - Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa Billable
- O69.5 - Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cord Billable
- O69.8 - Labor and delivery complicated by other cord complications
- O69.9 - Labor and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified Billable
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