O68✓ Billable
Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance
Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-…
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
Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)
These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to O68 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
Delivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, fetal, abnormal acid-base balanceDelivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, fetal, acidemiaDelivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, fetal, acidosisDelivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, fetal, alkalosisPregnancy (single) (uterine), complicated by (care of) (management affected by), fetal (maternal care for), abnormality or damage, acid-base balancePregnancy (single) (uterine), complicated by (care of) (management affected by), fetal (maternal care for), acidemiaPregnancy (single) (uterine), complicated by (care of) (management affected by), fetal (maternal care for), acidosisPregnancy (single) (uterine), complicated by (care of) (management affected by), fetal (maternal care for), alkalosis
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •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)
⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)
- •abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
- •labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)
Code Hierarchy
┌15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)├O60-O77Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)├O68Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance
└O68Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-…
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