O69.3 is the ICD-10 code for Labour and delivery complicated by short cord. It is a four-character subcategory of O69 (Labour and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications), 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
O69.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
O69.3Kort navelsträng
O69.3Fødsel eller forløsning komplisert av kort navlesnor
DO693Fødsel kompliceret af for kort navlesnor
O69.3Lyhyen napanuoran komplisoima synnytys
O69.3Komplikationen bei Wehen und Entbindung durch zu kurze Nabelschnur
O69.3Travail et accouchement compliqués d'une brièveté du cordon
O69.3bevalling gecompliceerd door korte navelstreng
Listed through more specific codes:
- O69.3XX0Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, not applicable or unspecified
- O69.3XX1Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, fetus 1
- O69.3XX2Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, fetus 2
- O69.3XX3Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, fetus 3
- O69.3XX4Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, fetus 4
- O69.3XX5Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, fetus 5
- O69.3XX9Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, other fetus
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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