O69

Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications

Requires 7th character

O69 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • 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.-)

Excludes2

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

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

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.

7th character

This code requires a 7th character. Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

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

More specific codes O69

  • O69.0Labor and delivery complicated by prolapse of cordNeeds 7th char
  • O69.1Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compressionNeeds 7th char
  • O69.2Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compressionNeeds 7th char
  • O69.3Labor and delivery complicated by short cordNeeds 7th char
  • O69.4Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previaNeeds 7th char
  • O69.5Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cordNeeds 7th char
  • O69.8Labor and delivery complicated by other cord complicationsNeeds 7th char
  • O69.9Labor and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecifiedNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • O60Preterm laborHeader
  • O61Failed induction of laborHeader
  • O62Abnormalities of forces of laborHeader
  • O63Long laborHeader
  • O64Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetusNeeds 7th char
  • O65Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormalityHeader
  • O66Other obstructed laborHeader
  • O67Labor and delivery complicated by intrapartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • O68Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balanceBillable
  • O70Perineal laceration during deliveryHeader
  • O71Other obstetric traumaHeader
  • O72Postpartum hemorrhageHeader
  • O73Retained placenta and membranes, without hemorrhageHeader
  • O74Complications of anesthesia during labor and deliveryHeader
  • O75Other complications of labor and delivery, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • O76Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and deliveryBillable
  • O77Other fetal stress complicating labor and deliveryHeader

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