O66.8
O66.8 — Other specified obstructed labor
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
O66.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified obstructed labor. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to identify cause of obstruction
Risk adjustment
O66.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How O66.8 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to O66.8.
- Delivery›complicated›by›dilatation›bladder
- Delivery›complicated›by›obstructed labor›specified NEC
Related codes at this level
Codes that share O66. If O66.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- O66.0Obstructed labor due to shoulder dystocia
- O66.1Obstructed labor due to locked twins
- O66.2Obstructed labor due to unusually large fetus
- O66.3Obstructed labor due to other abnormalities of fetus
- O66.4Failed trial of labor
- O66.5Attempted application of vacuum extractor and forceps
- O66.6Obstructed labor due to other multiple fetuses
- O66.9Obstructed labor, unspecified
Questions about O66.8
- Is O66.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. O66.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does O66.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77).