Is O69.2XX2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. O69.2XX2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does O69.2XX2 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77).

What cannot be coded together with O69.2XX2?

O69.2XX2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above O69.2XX2 (O69.2) and apply to it just the same.

O69.2XX2

O69.2XX2 — Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compression, fetus 2

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O69.2XX2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compression, fetus 2. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "2" — fetus 2

One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O69. 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 O69 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

Excludes1 — never code together

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

labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, without compression (O69.82)

Inclusion terms

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

Labor and delivery complicated by compression of cord NOS
Labor and delivery complicated by entanglement of cords of twins in monoamniotic sac
Labor and delivery complicated by knot in cord

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above O69.2XX2

These are not written on O69.2XX2, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing O69.2XX2 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on O69.2 — Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compression

labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, without compression (O69.82)

Risk adjustment

O69.2XX2 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.

Code history

O69.2XX2 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O69.2. If O69.2XX2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about O69.2XX2

Is O69.2XX2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. O69.2XX2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does O69.2XX2 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77).
What cannot be coded together with O69.2XX2?: O69.2XX2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above O69.2XX2 (O69.2) and apply to it just the same.