Diagnosis Code: O68

Short Description: Labor and delivery comp by abnlt of fetal acid-base balance

Long Description: Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance

The code O68 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
    • Labor and delivery comp by abnlt of fetal acid-base balance (O68)
      • O68 Labor and delivery comp by abnlt of fetal acid-base balance

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Antepartum fetal acidosis
• Fetal acidosis
• Intrapartum fetal acidosis
• Metabolic disorder of fetus
• Metabolic disorder of fetus
• Metabolic disorder of fetus

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code O68 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• 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
• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • 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*)
• Type 2 Excludes Notes:
  • abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (@O76*)
  • labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (@O77.0*)

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