ICD-10-CM Codes
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery
O64- Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O64.9

Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation, unspecified

2016

2017

2018

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

O64.9 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
Short description: Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresent, unsp
The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM O64.9 became effective on October 1, 2017.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O64.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 O64.9 may differ.

The following code(s) above O64.9 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to O64.9:

O00-O9A
2018 ICD-10-CM Range O00-O9A
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Note
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Type 1 Excludes
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Type 2 Excludes
- mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
- puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Use Additional
- code from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O64.9:

Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
- complicated O75.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O75.9
  Complication of labor and delivery, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years) Female Dx
  - by
    - obstructed labor
      - due to
        malposition O64.9
        malpresentation O64.9
Dystocia O66.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O66.9
Obstructed labor, unspecified
Applicable To
Dystocia NOS
Fetal dystocia NOS
Maternal dystocia NOS
- positional O64.9

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O64.9

O64.5XX5 …… fetus 5

O64.5XX9 …… other fetus

O64.8 Obstructed labor due to other malposition and malpresentation

O64.8XX0 …… not applicable or unspecified

O64.8XX1 …… fetus 1

O64.8XX2 …… fetus 2

O64.8XX3 …… fetus 3

O64.8XX4 …… fetus 4

O64.8XX5 …… fetus 5

O64.8XX9 …… other fetus

O64.9 Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation, unspecified

O64.9XX0 …… not applicable or unspecified

O64.9XX1 …… fetus 1

O64.9XX2 …… fetus 2

O64.9XX3 …… fetus 3

O64.9XX4 …… fetus 4

O64.9XX5 …… fetus 5

O64.9XX9 …… other fetus

O65 Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality

O65.0 Obstructed labor due to deformed pelvis

O65.1 Obstructed labor due to generally contracted pelvis

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.