O68 LABOR AND DELIVERY COMP BY ABNLT OF FETAL ACID-BASE BALANCE

Code Information

  • 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
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code O68 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Synonyms

  • Antepartum fetal acidosis
  • Fetal acidosis
  • Fetal metabolic disorder
  • Fetal metabolic disorder
  • Fetal metabolic disorder
  • Intrapartum fetal acidosis

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*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
O68 Right Arrow 656.31 Fetal distress-delivered
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.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025
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