ICD-10-CM Code O77.9
Labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified
BILLABLE
Female Only
Maternity Only
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Female Only
Code is only used for female patients.Maternity Only
Code is only used for diagnoses related to pregnancy.O77.9 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
Coding Notes for O77.9 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Abnormality of fetal acid-base balance - instead, use Code O68
- Abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm - instead, use Code O76
- Fetal metabolic acidemia - instead, use Code O68
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #767-768 - Vaginal delivery with sterilization and or d&c.
- DRG Group #767-768 - Vaginal delivery with operating room procedure except steril and or d&c.
- DRG Group #774 - Vaginal delivery with complicating diagnoses.
- DRG Group #775 - Vaginal delivery without complicating diagnoses.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O77.9 - Labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
Other specified fetal and placental problems, affecting management of mother, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition
(approximate match)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code O77.9 and a single ICD9 code, 656.81 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: O77 - Other fetal stress complicating labor and delivery