ICD-9 Code 669.70

Cesarean delivery, without mention of indication, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable

Not Valid for Submission

669.70 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of cesarean delivery, without mention of indication, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: 669.70
Short Description:Cesarean deliv NOS-unsp
Long Description:Cesarean delivery, without mention of indication, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable

Convert 669.70 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

  • O82 - Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication

Code Classification

  • Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (630–679)
    • Complications occurring mainly in the course of labor and delivery (660-669)
      • 669 Other complications of labor and delivery, not elsewhere classified

Information for Medical Professionals

Code Edits

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Information for Patients


Cesarean Section

A Cesarean section (C-section) is surgery to deliver a baby. The baby is taken out through the mother's abdomen. In the United States, almost one in three women has their babies this way. Some C-sections are planned, but many are done when unexpected problems happen during delivery. Reasons for a C-section may include:

  • Health problems in the mother
  • The mother carrying more than one baby
  • The size or position of the baby
  • The baby's health is in danger
  • Labor is not moving along as it should

The surgery is relatively safe for mother and baby. Still, it is major surgery and carries risks. It also takes longer to recover from a C-section than from vaginal birth. It can raise the risk of having difficulties with future pregnancies. Some women may have problems attempting a vaginal birth later. Still, many women are able to have a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).

NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development


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ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

  • Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
  • No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
  • Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.