2021 ICD-10-CM Code O69.81
Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression
Not Valid for Submission
O69.81 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression. The code is NOT valid for the year 2021 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.
| ICD-10: | O69.81 |
| Short Description: | Labor and delivery comp by cord around neck, w/o compression |
| Long Description: | Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression |
Code Classification
Specific Coding for Labor and delivery comp by cord around neck, w/o compression
Header codes like O69.81 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for labor and delivery comp by cord around neck, w/o compression:
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code O69.81 are found in the index:
- - Cord - See Also: condition;
- - around neck
- - complicating delivery - O69.81
- - around neck
- - Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
- - complicated - O75.9
- - by
- - cord (umbilical)
- - around neck
- - without compression - O69.81
- - around neck
- - umbilical cord around neck
- - without compression - O69.81
- - cord (umbilical)
- - by
- - complicated - O75.9
- - Entanglement
- - umbilical cord (s) - O69.82
- - around neck (with compression) - O69.81
- - without compression - O69.81
- - around neck (with compression) - O69.81
- - umbilical cord (s) - O69.82
Information for Patients
Childbirth Problems
While childbirth usually goes well, complications can happen. They can cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Possible complications include
- Preterm (premature) labor, when labor starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy
- Problems with the umbilical cord
- Problems with the position of the baby, such as breech, in which the baby is going to come out feet first
- Birth injuries
For some of these problems, the baby may need to be delivered surgically by a Cesarean section.
- Assisted delivery with forceps (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Brachial plexus injury in newborns (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Breech birth (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Caput succedaneum (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Meconium aspiration syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Premature rupture of membranes (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Code History
- 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)