ICD-10-CM Code O33.6
Maternal care for disproportion due to hydrocephalic fetus
NON-BILLABLE
7th Character Required
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code O33.6 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'maternal care for disproportion due to hydrocephalic fetus' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
| 7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | O33.6XX0 | not applicable or unspecified |
| 1 | O33.6XX1 | fetus 1 |
| 2 | O33.6XX2 | fetus 2 |
| 3 | O33.6XX3 | fetus 3 |
| 4 | O33.6XX4 | fetus 4 |
| 5 | O33.6XX5 | fetus 5 |
| 9 | O33.6XX9 | other fetus |
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More InfoCoding Notes for O33.6 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to code O33.6. 7th character 0 is for single gestations and multiple gestations where the fetus is unspecified. 7th characters 1 through 9 are for cases of multiple gestations to identify the fetus for which the code applies. The appropriate code from category See Code O30, Multiple gestation, must also be assigned when assigning code O33.6 with a 7th character of 1 through 9.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O33.6 - Maternal care for disproportion due to hydrocephalic fetus'
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Parent Code: O33 - Maternal care for disproportion