O77.9 LABOR AND DELIVERY COMPLICATED BY FETAL STRESS, UNSPECIFIED

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: O77.9
  • Short Description: Labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified
  • Long Description: Labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code O77.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Synonyms

  • Fetal distress - in labor

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code O77.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • abnormality of fetal acid-base balance (@O68*)
    • abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (@O76*)
    • fetal metabolic acidemia (@O68*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
O77.9 Right Arrow 656.81 Fet/plac prob NEC-deliv
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
O77 Other fetal stress complicating labor and delivery
O77.0 Labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid
O77.1 Fetal stress in labor or delivery due to drug administration
O77.8 Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025
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