Labor and delivery comp by abnlt of fetal acid-base balance (O68)

ICD-10 Index
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00–O99)
  - Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
    - - O68 - Labor and delivery comp by abnlt of fetal acid-base balance BILLABLE CODE

Instructional Notations

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.

Fetal acidemia complicating labor and delivery
Fetal acidosis complicating labor and delivery
Fetal alkalosis complicating labor and delivery
Fetal metabolic acidemia complicating labor and delivery

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

fetal stress NOS O77.9
labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress O77.8
labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress O77.8

Type 2 Excludes Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm O76
labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid O77.0