Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O36.83

Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm

ICD-10-CM Code:
O36.83
ICD-10 Code for:
Maternal care for abnlt of the fetal heart rate or rhythm
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)

O36.83 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm. 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 Maternal care for abnlt of the fetal heart rate or rhythm

Non-specific codes like O36.83 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 maternal care for abnlt of the fetal heart rate or rhythm:

  • O36.831 for Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8310 for not applicable or unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8311 for fetus 1 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8312 for fetus 2 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8313 for fetus 3 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8314 for fetus 4 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8315 for fetus 5 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8319 for other fetus - BILLABLE CODE

  • O36.832 for Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, second trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8320 for not applicable or unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8321 for fetus 1 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8322 for fetus 2 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8323 for fetus 3 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8324 for fetus 4 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8325 for fetus 5 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8329 for other fetus - BILLABLE CODE

  • O36.833 for Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, third trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8330 for not applicable or unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8331 for fetus 1 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8332 for fetus 2 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8333 for fetus 3 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8334 for fetus 4 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8335 for fetus 5 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8339 for other fetus - BILLABLE CODE

  • O36.839 for Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, unspecified trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8390 for not applicable or unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8391 for fetus 1 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8392 for fetus 2 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8393 for fetus 3 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8394 for fetus 4 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8395 for fetus 5 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O36.8399 for other fetus - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Maternal care for depressed fetal heart rate tones
  • Maternal care for fetal bradycardia
  • Maternal care for fetal heart rate abnormal variability
  • Maternal care for fetal heart rate decelerations
  • Maternal care for fetal heart rate irregularity
  • Maternal care for fetal tachycardia
  • Maternal care for non-reassuring fetal heart rate or rhythm

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