ICD-10 diagnosis code
O68.9 Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified
O68.9 is the ICD-10 code for Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified. 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
O68.9 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
O68.9Värkarbete och förlossning komplicerade av fosterasfyxi, ospecificerat
O68.9Fødsel eller forløsning komplisert av uspesifisert fosterstress
DO689Fødsel kompliceret af mistanke om asfyksi UNS
O68.9Määrittämätön sikiön ahdinkotilanne (fetal distress) supistustoiminnan ja synnytyksen komplikaationa
O68.9Komplikation bei Wehen und Entbindung durch fetalen Distress, nicht näher bezeichnet
O68.9Travail et accouchement compliqués d'une détresse fœtale, sans précision
O68.9bevalling gecompliceerd door foetale nood, niet-gespecificeerd
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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