O32.4

Maternal care for high head at term

Requires 7th character

O32.4 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Maternal care for failure of head to enter pelvic brim

Includes (from O32)

  • the listed conditions as a reason for observation, hospitalization or other obstetric care of the mother, or for cesarean delivery before onset of labor
  • Note: CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
  • Note: Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
  • Note: Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
  • Note: 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
  • Note: 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
  • Note: 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-) (from O32)
  • malpresentation of fetus with obstructed labor (O64.-) (from O32)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-) (from O32)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34) (from O32)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0) (from O32)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0) (from O32)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known. (from O32)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at O32). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
0not applicable or unspecified
1fetus 1
2fetus 2
3fetus 3
4fetus 4
5fetus 5
9other fetus

Also known as

  • Maternal care for failure of head to enter pelvic brim
  • Delivery, cesarean, high head at term
  • Failure, failed, descent of head
  • Failure, failed, engagement of head
  • High, head at term
  • Nonengagement, head NEC
  • Pregnancy, complicated by, high, head at term

Parent code

  • O32Maternal care for malpresentation of fetusNeeds 7th char

More specific codes O32.4

  • O32.4XX0Maternal care for high head at term, not applicable or unspecifiedBillable
  • O32.4XX1Maternal care for high head at term, fetus 1Billable
  • O32.4XX2Maternal care for high head at term, fetus 2Billable
  • O32.4XX3Maternal care for high head at term, fetus 3Billable
  • O32.4XX4Maternal care for high head at term, fetus 4Billable
  • O32.4XX5Maternal care for high head at term, fetus 5Billable
  • O32.4XX9Maternal care for high head at term, other fetusBillable

Related codes

  • O32.0Maternal care for unstable lieNeeds 7th char
  • O32.1Maternal care for breech presentationNeeds 7th char
  • O32.2Maternal care for transverse and oblique lieNeeds 7th char
  • O32.3Maternal care for face, brow and chin presentationNeeds 7th char
  • O32.6Maternal care for compound presentationNeeds 7th char
  • O32.8Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetusNeeds 7th char
  • O32.9Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecifiedNeeds 7th char

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