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Version 2024
Non-Billable Code

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O36.81

Decreased fetal movements

ICD-10-CM Code:
O36.81
ICD-10 Code for:
Decreased fetal movements
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    (O00-O9A)
    • Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems
      (O30-O48)
      • Maternal care for other fetal problems
        (O36)

O36.81 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of decreased fetal movements. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Decreased fetal movements

Non-specific codes like O36.81 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for decreased fetal movements:

  • O36.812 for Decreased fetal movements, second trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8120 for not applicable or unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8121 for fetus 1 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8122 for fetus 2 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8123 for fetus 3 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8124 for fetus 4 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8125 for fetus 5 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8129 for other fetus - BILLABLE CODE

  • O36.813 for Decreased fetal movements, third trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8130 for not applicable or unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8131 for fetus 1 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8132 for fetus 2 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8133 for fetus 3 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8134 for fetus 4 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8135 for fetus 5 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8139 for other fetus - BILLABLE CODE

  • O36.819 for Decreased fetal movements, unspecified trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8190 for not applicable or unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8191 for fetus 1 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8192 for fetus 2 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8193 for fetus 3 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8194 for fetus 4 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8195 for fetus 5 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8199 for other fetus - BILLABLE CODE

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.