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O68 – Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance

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Coding Notes

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Type 1 Excludes

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)

Tyoe 2 Excludes

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

Applicable To

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

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 10000 – Fetal distress, affecting management of mother, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
Fs: 10000 – Other specified fetal and placental problems, affecting management of mother, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS INVALID AS DISCHARGE DIAGNOSIS

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
complicated O75.9
by
fetal
abnormal acid-base balance O68
acidemia O68
acidosis O68
alkalosis O68
Pregnancy (single) (uterine) See also Delivery and Puerperal Z33.1
complicated by (care of) (management affected by)
fetal (maternal care for)
abnormality or damage O35.9
acid-base balance O68
acidemia O68
acidosis O68
alkalosis O68

Sibling Codes

Preterm labor
Failed induction of labor
Abnormalities of forces of labor
Long labor
Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus
Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality
Other obstructed labor
Labor and delivery complicated by intrapartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications

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Code Title
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
O68 Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance
Type 1 Excludes
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)

Type 2 Excludes
abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)

Applicable to
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