O32.4XX4

O32.4XX4: Maternal care for high head at term, fetus 4

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O32.4XX4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for maternal care for high head at term, fetus 4. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check O32.4XX4 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "4": fetus 4

One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O32. 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 O32 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.

0: not applicable or unspecified
1: fetus 1
2: fetus 2
3: fetus 3
4: fetus 4
5: fetus 5
9: other fetus

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Maternal care for failure of head to enter pelvic brim

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above O32.4XX4

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on O32: Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus

malpresentation of fetus with obstructed labor (O64.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.