Category: O69 - Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications

 Chapter Notes

 O69

Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications

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.

0

not applicable or unspecified

1

fetus 1

2

fetus 2

3

fetus 3

4

fetus 4

5

fetus 5

9

other fetus

 O69.0

Labor and delivery complicated by prolapse of cord

 O69.1

Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression

labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression (O69.81)

 O69.2

Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compression

Labor and delivery complicated by compression of cord NOS

Labor and delivery complicated by entanglement of cords of twins in monoamniotic sac

Labor and delivery complicated by knot in cord

labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, without compression (O69.82)

 O69.3

Labor and delivery complicated by short cord

 O69.4

Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa

Labor and delivery complicated by hemorrhage from vasa previa

 O69.5

Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cord

Labor and delivery complicated by cord bruising

Labor and delivery complicated by cord hematoma

Labor and delivery complicated by thrombosis of umbilical vessels

 O69.8

Labor and delivery complicated by other cord complications

 O69.81

Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression

 O69.82

Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, without compression

 O69.89

Labor and delivery complicated by other cord complications

 O69.9

Labor and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified