O77.8

Billable

ChapterO00–O9A

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Official Description

Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A).

Instructional Notes

Includes

Labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress
Labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress

Excludes1(Not coded here)

abnormality of fetal acid-base balance (O68)
abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
fetal metabolic acidemia (O68)

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

O60-O77Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)

O77Other fetal stress complicating labor and delivery

O77.8Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O77.8:

chapterCH15

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to O77.8. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

4 raw paths

Delivery (childbirth) (labor)4 unique routes

complicated(4 variants)

by(4 variants)

fetal(4 variants)

hypoxia→O77.8

stress(3 variants)

electrocardiographic evidence of→O77.8

specified NEC→O77.8

ultrasound evidence of→O77.8

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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