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O69

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
Rankcategory
Official Description

Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications

Use a more specific code (7 billable, 1 non-billable)
O69.0Labor and delivery complicated by prolapse of cordO69.1Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compressionO69.2Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compressionO69.3Labor and delivery complicated by short cordO69.4Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previaO69.5Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cordO69.8Labor and delivery complicated by other cord complicationshas subcodesO69.9Labor and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified
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)
O69Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complicationsNot billable
O69.0Labor and delivery complicated by prolapse of cordBillable
O69.1Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compressionBillable
O69.2Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compressionBillable
O69.3Labor and delivery complicated by short cordBillable
O69.4Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previaBillable
O69.5Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cordBillable
O69.8Labor and delivery complicated by other cord complicationsSubcodes
O69.9Labor and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O69:

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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