All ICD10 Codes
O69Not billable, use a more specific code below

Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications

In Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77), chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium

70 billable codes under O69: none are a CC or MCC; none map to an HCC.

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Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

Coding of obstetric cases with O00-O9A codes: sequencing priority, trimester and fetus characters, principal diagnosis selection, delivery outcome, and pregnancy-related complications.

Read Section I.C.15 (page 63), 11 more topics

All codes under O69

O69 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

O69 MS-DRGs

This code does not group to an MS-DRG as a principal diagnosis.

About the condition

Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.

Childbirth Problems

Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include:

Read more about childbirth problems on MedlinePlus

Code history

Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.