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O68

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

Billable

Chapter: 15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Section: O60-O77 - Complications of labor and delivery

Coding Guidelines

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

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with O68

  • O77.9 - fetal stress NOS (O77.9)
  • O77.8 - labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)
  • O77.8 - labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

  • O76 - abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
  • O77.0 - labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)

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