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O74.7

O74.7: Failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during labor and delivery

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O74.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for failed or difficult intubation for anesthesia during labor and delivery. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check O74.7 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Other codes that can never be billed with O74.7

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

  • T41Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of anesthetics and therapeutic gases
  • T88.2Shock due to anesthesia
  • T88.2XXAShock due to anesthesia, initial encounter
  • T88.2XXDShock due to anesthesia, subsequent encounter
  • T88.2XXSShock due to anesthesia, sequela

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Failure, failed›intubation during anesthesia›labor and delivery

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under O74

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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