All ICD10 Codes

O77

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
Rankcategory
Official Description

Other fetal stress complicating labor and delivery

Use a more specific code (4 billable)
O77.0Labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluidO77.1Fetal stress in labor or delivery due to drug administrationO77.8Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stressO77.9Labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, 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)
O77Other fetal stress complicating labor and deliveryNot billable
O77.0Labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluidBillable
O77.1Fetal stress in labor or delivery due to drug administrationBillable
O77.8Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stressBillable
O77.9Labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to 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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