O66.0 is the ICD-10 code for Obstructed labour due to shoulder dystocia. It is a four-character subcategory of O66 (Other obstructed labour), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block O60–O75 (Complications of labour and delivery) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XV · O00–O99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What O66.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Impacted shoulders
O66.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
O66.0Mekanisk hindret fødsel som skyldes skulderdystoci
DO660Fødsel kompliceret af skulderdystoci
O66.0Kiilautuneiden hartioiden aiheuttama synnytyseste (hartiadystokia)
O66.0Geburtshindernis durch Schulterdystokie
O66.0Dystocie due à une dystocie des épaules
O66.0moeilijke bevalling door schouderdystocie
O66.0Obstructed labor due to shoulder dystocia
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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