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ICD-10 diagnosis code

O68.0 Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly

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O68.0 is the ICD-10 code for Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly. It is a four-character subcategory of O68 (Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress [distress]), 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 O68.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Fetal:
    • bradycardia
    • heart rate irregularity
    • tachycardia

What O68.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • with meconium in amniotic fluid O68.2

O68.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

O68.0Värkarbete och förlossning komplicerade av onormal hjärtfrekvens hos fostret

NorwayICD-10-NO

O68.0Fødsel eller forløsning komplisert av unormal hjertefrekvens hos foster

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DO680Fødsel kompliceret af påvirket hjertelyd hos foster

  • DO680AFødsel kompliceret af takykardi hos foster
  • DO680CFødsel kompliceret af bradykardi hos foster
  • DO680DFødsel kompliceret af truende fosterdød
  • DO680FFødsel kompliceret af påvirket hjertelyd hos foster med CTG-overvågning
FinlandICD-10-FI

O68.0Sikiön sydämen lyöntitiheyden poikkeavuus/vaihtelu supistustoiminnan ja synnytyksen komplikaationa

GermanyICD-10-GM

O68.0Komplikationen bei Wehen und Entbindung durch abnorme fetale Herzfrequenz

FranceICD-10-FR

O68.0Travail et accouchement compliqués d'une anomalie du rythme cardiaque du fœtus

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

O68.0bevalling gecompliceerd door foetale hartritmestoornissen

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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