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ICD-10-CM Codes O00-O9A O60-O77 O68

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O68

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

Effective Date: 10/01/2015 To 09/30/2025
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Applicable To for O68:

  • 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

Excludes-1 for O68:

  • 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)

Excludes-2 for O68:

  • abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)

  • labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)

Codes Hierarchy:

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