O60-O77

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
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Official Description

Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)

Metadata & Insights
  • 2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A).

CH15 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • 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
  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Clinical Hierarchy

CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O60-O77Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
O60Preterm labor
O61Failed induction of labor
O62Abnormalities of forces of labor
O63Long labor
O64Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus
O65Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality
O66Other obstructed labor
O67Labor and delivery complicated by intrapartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
O68Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance
O69Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications
O70Perineal laceration during delivery
O71Other obstetric trauma
O72Postpartum hemorrhage
O73Retained placenta and membranes, without hemorrhage
O74Complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery
O75Other complications of labor and delivery, not elsewhere classified
O76Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery
O77Other fetal stress complicating labor and delivery

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O60-O77:

chapterCH15
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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