O69.5⚠ Requires 7th Character

Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cord

⚠ 7th Character Required

One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O69. 7th character 0 is for single gestations and multiple gestations where the fetus is unspecified. 7th characters 1 through 9 are for cases of multiple gestations to identify the fetus for which the code applies. The appropriate code from category O30, Multiple gestation, must also be assigned when assigning a code from category O69 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to O69.5:

0not applicable or unspecifiedO69.5XX01fetus 1O69.5XX12fetus 2O69.5XX23fetus 3O69.5XX34fetus 4O69.5XX45fetus 5O69.5XX59other fetusO69.5XX9

Inclusion Terms

  • •Labor and delivery complicated by cord bruising
  • •Labor and delivery complicated by cord hematoma
  • •Labor and delivery complicated by thrombosis of umbilical vessels

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to O69.5 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Bruise (skin surface intact), umbilical cordDelivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, cord (umbilical), bruisingDelivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, cord (umbilical), hematomaDelivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, cord (umbilical), thrombosis (vessels)Delivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, cord (umbilical), vascular lesionHematoma (traumatic) (skin surface intact), umbilical cord, complicating deliveryHemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed), umbilicus, umbilical, cord, complicating deliveryLesion (s) (nontraumatic), vascular, umbilical cord, complicating deliveryThrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel), umbilical cord (vessels) , complicating delivery

Code Hierarchy

┌15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)├O60-O77Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)├O69Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications
└O69.5Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cord

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