ICD-10-CM Codes
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery
O63- Long labor

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O63.2

Delayed delivery of second twin, triplet, etc.

2016

2017

2018

2019

Billable/Specific Code

Maternity Dx (12-55 years)

Female Dx

O63.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM O63.2 became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O63.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 O63.2 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

O63.2 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 - 55 years inclusive.
O63.2 is applicable to female patients.

The following code(s) above O63.2 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 O63.2:

O00-O9A
2019 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

Approximate Synonyms

Delayed delivery of second of multiple births
Delayed delivery second infant in multiple gestation

ICD-10-CM O63.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):

998 Principal diagnosis invalid as discharge diagnosis

Convert O63.2 to ICD-9-CM

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
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to O63.2:

Type 2 Excludes: O31

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O31
Complications specific to multiple gestation
Type 2 Excludes
- delayed delivery of second twin, triplet, etc. (O63.2)
- malpresentation of one fetus or more (O32.9)
- placental transfusion syndromes (O43.0-)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O63.2:

Delay, delayed
- delivery, second twin, triplet, etc O63.2
Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
- delayed NOS O63.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O63.9
  Long labor, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years) Female Dx
  Applicable To
  Prolonged labor NOS
  - second twin, triplet, etc. O63.2

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O63.2

O62.0 Primary inadequate contractions

O62.1 Secondary uterine inertia

O62.2 Other uterine inertia

O62.3 Precipitate labor

O62.4 Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions

O62.8 Other abnormalities of forces of labor

O62.9 Abnormality of forces of labor, unspecified

O63 Long labor

O63.0 Prolonged first stage (of labor)

O63.1 Prolonged second stage (of labor)

O63.2 Delayed delivery of second twin, triplet, etc.

O63.9 Long labor, unspecified

O64 Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus

O64.0 Obstructed labor due to incomplete rotation of fetal head

O64.0XX0 …… not applicable or unspecified

O64.0XX1 …… fetus 1

O64.0XX2 …… fetus 2

O64.0XX3 …… fetus 3

O64.0XX4 …… fetus 4

O64.0XX5 …… fetus 5

O64.0XX9 …… other fetus

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

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O63.2

Delayed delivery of second twin, triplet, etc.

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Complications specific to multiple gestation

Long labor, unspecified