ICD-10-CM Code O69.4
Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa
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 O69.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa' 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 | O69.4XX0 | not applicable or unspecified |
| 1 | O69.4XX1 | fetus 1 |
| 2 | O69.4XX2 | fetus 2 |
| 3 | O69.4XX3 | fetus 3 |
| 4 | O69.4XX4 | fetus 4 |
| 5 | O69.4XX5 | fetus 5 |
| 9 | O69.4XX9 | 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 InfoThe ICD code O694 is used to code Vasa praevia
Vasa praevia (vasa previa AE) is an obstetric complication in which fetal blood vessels cross or run near the internal orifice of the uterus. These vessels are at risk of rupture when the supporting membranes rupture, as they are unsupported by the umbilical cord or placental tissue.The term "vasa previa" is derived from the Latin; "vasa" means vessel and "previa" comes from "pre" meaning "before" and "via" meaning "way". In other words, vessels lie before the baby in the birth canal and in the way.
| Specialty: | Obstetrics |
| ICD 9 Code: | 663.5 |
Vasa praevia
Coding Notes for O69.4 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Labor and delivery complicated by hemorrhage from vasa previa
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O69.4 - Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa'
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Parent Code: O69 - Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications