O69.8

O69.8: Labor and delivery complicated by other cord complications

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O69.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for labor and delivery complicated by other cord complications. 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 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

Other codes that can never be billed with O69.8

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

O69.1Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression
O69.1XX0Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression, not applicable or unspecified
O69.1XX1Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression, fetus 1
O69.1XX2Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression, fetus 2
O69.1XX3Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression, fetus 3
O69.1XX4Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression, fetus 4
O69.1XX5Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression, fetus 5
O69.1XX9Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression, other fetus

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead O69.8

3 child codes. Green means billable.