O32.9: Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified
O32.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified. 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
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Delivery›cesarean›mal lie
- Delivery›cesarean›malpresentation NOS
- Delivery›cesarean›abnormal›presentation or position
- Delivery›cesarean›malposition›fetus
- Delivery›complicated›by›malposition, malpresentation›without obstruction
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead O32.9
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- O32.9XX0Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified, not applicable or unspecified
- O32.9XX1Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified, fetus 1
- O32.9XX2Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified, fetus 2
- O32.9XX3Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified, fetus 3
- O32.9XX4Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified, fetus 4
- O32.9XX5Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified, fetus 5
- O32.9XX9Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified, 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
- O32.8Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus