Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications - O69
The seventh character in ICD-10-CM is an essential component that adds specificity to diagnosis codes by indicating aspects like the encounter type, stage, or other relevant clinical details.
Category SevenChr Note:
- 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.
These ranges represents subcategories of Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications. The "O69" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- O69.0 - Labor and delivery complicated by prolapse of cord
- O69.1 - Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression
- O69.2 - Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compression
- O69.3 - Labor and delivery complicated by short cord
- O69.4 - Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa
- O69.5 - Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cord
- O69.8 - Labor and delivery complicated by other cord complications
- O69.81 - Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression
- O69.82 - Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, without compression
- O69.89 - Labor and delivery complicated by other cord complications
- O69.9 - Labor and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified