Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O36.831

Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester

ICD-10-CM Code:
O36.831
ICD-10 Code for:
Matern care for abnlt of fetal heart rate or rhym, first tri
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)

O36.831 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, first trimester. 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 Matern care for abnlt of fetal heart rate or rhym, first tri

Non-specific codes like O36.831 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 matern care for abnlt of fetal heart rate or rhym, first tri:

  • 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

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