ICD-10-CM Code O69
Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications
NON-BILLABLE
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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.ICD Code O69 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of O69 that describes the diagnosis 'labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord comp' in more detail.
Coding Notes for O69 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 each code under category O69. 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 a code from category O69 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O69 - Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code O69. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.