2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O32.1XX0Maternal care for breech presentation, not applicable or unspecified
O32.1XX0 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for maternal care for breech presentation, not applicable or unspecified. The 7th character 0 shows this applies to a single gestation, or that the affected fetus is not identified. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) and groups to MS-DRG 817 through 819, 831 through 833. The code is restricted by the Medicare Code Editor to maternity cases (age 9 through 64). In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Malposition, disproportion or other labor complications.
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Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Abnormal delivery
- Breech deeply engaged
- Breech engaged
- Breech extraction - delivered
- Breech malpresentation successfully converted to cephalic presentation
- Breech not engaged
- Breech position of fetus in pregnancy
- Breech presentation
- Breech presentation, double footling
- Breech presentation, single footling
- Complete breech presentation
- Deliveries by cesarean
- Deliveries by spontaneous breech delivery
- Delivery by cesarean section for breech presentation
- Delivery by cesarean section for flexed breech presentation
- Delivery by cesarean section for footling breech presentation
- Direct sacroanterior position
- Direct sacroposterior position
- Engagement of breech
- Fetal breech palpable vaginally
- Fetal disorder due to breech delivery
- Fetal engagement
- Footling breech presentation
- Frank breech presentation
- Incomplete breech presentation
- Left sacroanterior position
- Left sacrolateral position
- Left sacroposterior position
- Positions of breech presentation - finding
- Presenting part of fetus not engaged
- Right sacroanterior position
- Right sacrolateral position
- Right sacroposterior position
- Sacroanterior position
- Sacrolateral position
- Sacroposterior position
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Breech Presentation
a malpresentation of the fetus at near term or during obstetric labor with the fetal cephalic pole in the fundus of the uterus. there are three types of breech: the complete breech with flexed hips and knees; the incomplete breech with one or both hips partially or fully extended; the frank breech with flexed hips and extended knees.Fetal Engagement
a position adopted by the fetus during labor when its head moves down into the maternal pelvic cavity.Breech Presentation
a fetal presentation in which the baby descends into the birth canal with hips, buttocks or its foot first during delivery.
Patient EducationClinical
Childbirth Problems
Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include:
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Convert O32.1XX0 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
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Questions About O32.1XX0Overview
Is O32.1XX0 (Maternal care for breech presentation) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report maternal care for breech presentation, not applicable or unspecified on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
What does the 7th character 0 in O32.1XX0 mean?
The final character 0 shows the maternal care for breech presentation applies to a single gestation, or that the affected fetus cannot be identified.
What MS-DRG does O32.1XX0 group to?
When maternal care for breech presentation, not applicable or unspecified is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 817, 818, 819, 831, 832, 833, with relative weights from 0.5229 to 1.6880 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Who can O32.1XX0 be reported for?
The Medicare Code Editor checks maternal care for breech presentation, not applicable or unspecified against patient demographics: this code is intended for maternity cases (age 9 through 64). Claims outside these limits are flagged as inconsistent.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of O32.1XX0?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, maternal care for breech presentation, not applicable or unspecified converts to ICD-9-CM 652.11 (cephalic vers NOS-deliv), 652.21 (breech presentat-deliver), and 652.23 (breech present-antepart). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
Footnotes
[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.
