O68Labor and delivery comp by abnlt of fetal acid-base balance
ICD-10-CM billable/specific code — part of Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
- 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
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- 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 part of this condition — may code both)
- abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
- labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)