ICD-10 diagnosis code
O68 Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress [distress]
O68 is the ICD-10 code for Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress [distress]. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block O60–O75 (Complications of labour and delivery) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XV · O00–O99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What O68 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- fetal distress in labour or delivery due to drug administration
Subcodes of O68
- O68.0Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly
- O68.1Labour and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid
- O68.2Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly with meconium in amniotic fluid
- O68.3Labour and delivery complicated by biochemical evidence of fetal stress
- O68.8Labour and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress
- O68.9Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified
O68 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DO68Fødsel kompliceret af mistanke om asfyksi hos foster
O68Sikiön ahdinkotilanteen (fetal distress) komplisoima supistustoiminta ja synnytys
O68Komplikationen bei Wehen und Entbindung durch fetalen Distress [fetal distress] [fetaler Gefahrenzustand]
O68Travail et accouchement compliqués d'une détresse fœtale
O68bevalling gecompliceerd door foetale nood [distress]
O68Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance
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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