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O76

Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery

Billable

Chapter: 15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Section: O60-O77 - Complications of labor and delivery

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Depressed fetal heart rate tones complicating labor and delivery
  • Fetal bradycardia complicating labor and delivery
  • Fetal heart rate decelerations complicating labor and delivery
  • Fetal heart rate irregularity complicating labor and delivery
  • Fetal heart rate abnormal variability complicating labor and delivery
  • Fetal tachycardia complicating labor and delivery
  • Non-reassuring fetal heart rate or rhythm complicating labor and delivery

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with O76

  • 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

  • O68 - fetal metabolic acidemia (O68)
  • O77.0-O771 - other fetal stress (O77.0-O77.1)

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