O64

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
Rankcategory
Official Description

Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A).

CH15 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • 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

BillableHas subcodes
CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O60-O77Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
O64Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetusNot billable
O64.0Obstructed labor due to incomplete rotation of fetal headBillable
O64.1Obstructed labor due to breech presentationBillable
O64.2Obstructed labor due to face presentationBillable
O64.3Obstructed labor due to brow presentationBillable
O64.4Obstructed labor due to shoulder presentationBillable
O64.5Obstructed labor due to compound presentationBillable
O64.8Obstructed labor due to other malposition and malpresentationBillable
O64.9Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O64:

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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