Diagnosis Code: O77.8

Short Description: Labor and delivery comp by oth evidence of fetal stress

Long Description: Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress

The code O77.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
    • Other fetal stress complicating labor and delivery (O77)
      • O77.8 Labor and delivery comp by oth evidence of fetal stress

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Fetal hypoxia
• Intrapartum fetal hypoxia
• Labor and delivery complicated by biochemical evidence of fetal stress
• Labor fetal anoxia
• Oxygen supply absent
• Perinatal hypoxia

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code O77.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress
  • Labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress
• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • abnormality of fetal acid-base balance (@O68*)
  • abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (@O76*)
  • fetal metabolic acidemia (@O68*)

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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