2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O32.3XX0Maternal care for face, brow and chin presentation, not applicable or unspecified
O32.3XX0 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for maternal care for face, brow and chin 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 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) 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.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Code EditsBilling
Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for O32.3XX0.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Abnormal delivery
- Anterior brow position
- Brow delivery
- Brow left anterior position
- Brow left posterior position
- Brow presentation
- Brow right anterior position
- Brow right posterior position
- Direct mentoanterior position
- Direct mentoposterior position
- Face delivery
- Face presentation of fetus
- Face to pubes birth
- Fetal disorder due to face presentation during labor
- Fetal disorder due to face presentation during prelabor
- Fetal disorder due to malpresentation during labor
- Fetal disorder due to malpresentation during prelabor
- Fetal ear palpable vaginally
- Fetal mouth palpable vaginally
- Fetal mouth presenting
- Fetal nose palpable vaginally
- Fetal nose presenting
- Fetal orbital ridges palpable vaginally
- Lateral brow position
- Left lateral brow position
- Left mentoanterior position
- Left mentolateral position
- Left mentoposterior position
- Malposition of fetus in brow presentation
- Malposition of fetus in face presentation
- Mentoanterior position
- Mentolateral position
- Mentoposterior position
- Mentum presentation of fetus
- Posterior brow position
- Presentation of orbital ridges of fetus
- Right lateral brow position
- Right mentoanterior position
- Right mentolateral position
- Right mentoposterior position
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to O32.3XX0: its own notes plus those printed at O32 and Chapter 15. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Includes
Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.
- the listed conditions as a reason for observation, hospitalization or other obstetric care of the mother, or for cesarean delivery before onset of labor
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- malpresentation of fetus with obstructed labor (O64.-)
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Use Additional Code
Add a second code, after this one, to fully describe the condition.
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
7th Character
Every code in the category takes a 7th character from the listed values, with the placeholder X filling any empty positions before it.
- One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O32. 7th character 0 is for single gestations and multiple gestations where the fetus is unspecified. 7th characters 1 through 9 are for cases of multiple gestations to identify the fetus for which the code applies. The appropriate code from category O30, Multiple gestation, must also be assigned when assigning a code from category O32 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.
- 0not applicable or unspecified this code
- 1fetus 1
- 2fetus 2
- 3fetus 3
- 4fetus 4
- 5fetus 5
- 9other fetus
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
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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Questions About O32.3XX0Overview
Is O32.3XX0 (Maternal care for face, brow and chin presentation) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report maternal care for face, brow and chin presentation, not applicable or unspecified on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What does the 7th character 0 in O32.3XX0 mean?
The final character 0 shows the maternal care for face, brow and chin presentation applies to a single gestation, or that the affected fetus cannot be identified.
What MS-DRG does O32.3XX0 group to?
When maternal care for face, brow and chin presentation, not applicable or unspecified is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 833, 832, 831, 819, 818, 817, with relative weights from 0.5000 to 1.7586 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Who can O32.3XX0 be reported for?
The Medicare Code Editor checks maternal care for face, brow and chin 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.
Can O32.3XX0 be reported with a code from O64?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at O32, which applies to O32.3XX0, lists "malpresentation of fetus with obstructed labor (O64.-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
