O65

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
Rankcategory
Official Description

Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality

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)
O65Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormalityNot billable
O65.0Obstructed labor due to deformed pelvisBillable
O65.1Obstructed labor due to generally contracted pelvisBillable
O65.2Obstructed labor due to pelvic inlet contractionBillable
O65.3Obstructed labor due to pelvic outlet and mid-cavity contractionBillable
O65.4Obstructed labor due to fetopelvic disproportion, unspecifiedBillable
O65.5Obstructed labor due to abnormality of maternal pelvic organsBillable
O65.8Obstructed labor due to other maternal pelvic abnormalitiesBillable
O65.9Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O65:

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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