660.71 FAILED FORCEPS NOS-DELIV


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 660.71

Short Description: Failed forceps NOS-deliv

Long Description: Failed forceps or vacuum extractor, unspecified, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition

Code Classification:

  • Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (630–679)
    • Complications occurring mainly in the course of labor and delivery (660-669)
      • 660 Obstructed labor
        • 660.71 Failed forceps NOS-deliv

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses (age 12 through 55)

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 660.71 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
660.71 Right Arrow O66.5 Attempted application of vacuum extractor and forceps
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
660.00 Obstruction caused by malposition of fetus at onset of labor, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
660.01 Obstruction caused by malposition of fetus at onset of labor, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
660.03 Obstruction caused by malposition of fetus at onset of labor, antepartum condition or complication
660.10 Obstruction by bony pelvis during labor, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
660.11 Obstruction by bony pelvis during labor, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
660.13 Obstruction by bony pelvis during labor, antepartum condition or complication
660.20 Obstruction by abnormal pelvic soft tissues during labor, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
660.21 Obstruction by abnormal pelvic soft tissues during labor, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
660.23 Obstruction by abnormal pelvic soft tissues during labor, antepartum condition or complication
660.30 Deep transverse arrest and persistent occipitoposterior position, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
660.31 Deep transverse arrest and persistent occipitoposterior position, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
660.33 Deep transverse arrest and persistent occipitoposterior position, antepartum condition or complication
660.40 Shoulder (girdle) dystocia, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
660.41 Shoulder (girdle) dystocia, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
660.43 Shoulder (girdle) dystocia, antepartum condition or complication
660.50 Locked twins, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
660.51 Locked twins, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
660.53 Locked twins, antepartum condition or complication
660.60 Unspecified failed trial of labor, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
660.61 Unspecified failed trial of labor, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
660.63 Unspecified failed trial of labor, antepartum condition or complication
660.70 Failed forceps or vacuum extractor, unspecified, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
660.73 Failed forceps or vacuum extractor, unspecified, antepartum condition or complication
660.80 Other causes of obstructed labor, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
660.81 Other causes of obstructed labor, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
660.83 Other causes of obstructed labor, antepartum condition or complication
660.90 Unspecified obstructed labor, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
660.91 Unspecified obstructed labor, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
660.93 Unspecified obstructed labor, antepartum condition or complication


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