O60-O77 — Complications of labor and delivery
ICD-10-CM codes O60-O77 cover complications of labor and delivery, within pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium. The block holds 319 codes across 18 categories, of which 269 are billable and 50 are header codes that cannot be submitted on a claim. 205 of them (64%) require a 7th character.
The 7th character in O60-O77
A code in this block is not complete without its 7th character, and a missing one is a rejected claim rather than a denied one: the clearinghouse never passes it on. 205 of the 319 codes here take one.
- 0
- not applicable or unspecified
- 1
- fetus 1
- 2
- fetus 2
- 3
- fetus 3
- 4
- fetus 4
- 5
- fetus 5
- 9
- other fetus
What else to watch in O60-O77
- 18 codes are named in Medicare coverage policies. An LCD or NCD lists them as supporting medical necessity, or explicitly as not supporting it. Which applies depends on the MAC for your state.
Categories in O60-O77
- O60Preterm labor
- O61Failed induction of labor
- O62Abnormalities of forces of labor
- O63Long labor
- O64Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus
- O65Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality
- O66Other obstructed labor
- O67Labor and delivery complicated by intrapartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
- O68Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance
- O69Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications
- O70Perineal laceration during delivery
- O71Other obstetric trauma
- O72Postpartum hemorrhage
- O73Retained placenta and membranes, without hemorrhage
- O74Complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
- O75Other complications of labor and delivery, not elsewhere classified
- O76Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery
- O77Other fetal stress complicating labor and delivery