O68

O68: Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O68 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

fetal stress NOS (O77.9)
labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)
labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)

Inclusion terms

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

Fetal acidemia complicating labor and delivery
Fetal acidosis complicating labor and delivery
Fetal alkalosis complicating labor and delivery
Fetal metabolic acidemia complicating labor and delivery

Other codes that can never be billed with O68

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

O77.8Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress
O77.9Labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Pregnancy›complicated by›fetal›acidemia
Pregnancy›complicated by›fetal›acidosis
Pregnancy›complicated by›fetal›alkalosis
Delivery›complicated›by›fetal›abnormal acid-base balance
Delivery›complicated›by›fetal›acidemia
Delivery›complicated›by›fetal›acidosis
Delivery›complicated›by›fetal›alkalosis
Pregnancy›complicated by›fetal›abnormality or damage›acid-base balance

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.