O32.8: Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus
O32.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
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 footling presentation
- Maternal care for incomplete breech
Other codes that can never be billed with O32.8
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- O32.1Maternal care for breech presentation
- O32.1XX0Maternal care for breech presentation, not applicable or unspecified
- O32.1XX1Maternal care for breech presentation, fetus 1
- O32.1XX2Maternal care for breech presentation, fetus 2
- O32.1XX3Maternal care for breech presentation, fetus 3
- O32.1XX4Maternal care for breech presentation, fetus 4
- O32.1XX5Maternal care for breech presentation, fetus 5
- O32.1XX9Maternal care for breech presentation, other fetus
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Breech presentation›footling
- Breech presentation›incomplete
- Delivery›cesarean›breech presentation›incomplete
- Delivery›complicated›by›prolapse›foot or leg
- Delivery›complicated›by›malposition, malpresentation›without obstruction›footling
- Delivery›complicated›by›malposition, malpresentation›without obstruction›specified NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead O32.8
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- O32.8XX0Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus, not applicable or unspecified
- O32.8XX1Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus, fetus 1
- O32.8XX2Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus, fetus 2
- O32.8XX3Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus, fetus 3
- O32.8XX4Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus, fetus 4
- O32.8XX5Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus, fetus 5
- O32.8XX9Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus, other fetus
Other codes under O32
- O32.0Maternal care for unstable lie
- O32.1Maternal care for breech presentation
- O32.2Maternal care for transverse and oblique lie
- O32.3Maternal care for face, brow and chin presentation
- O32.4Maternal care for high head at term
- O32.6Maternal care for compound presentation
- O32.9Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified