ICD-10-CM Codes
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery
O69- Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O69.0

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O69.0

Labor and delivery complicated by prolapse of cord

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

O69.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM O69.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O69.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 O69.0 may differ.

The following code(s) above O69.0 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 O69.0:

O00-O9A
2021 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
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O69.0:

Compression
- umbilical cord
  - complicating delivery O69.2
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O69.2
    Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compression
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    Labor and delivery complicated by compression of cord NOS
    Labor and delivery complicated by entanglement of cords of twins in monoamniotic sac
    Labor and delivery complicated by knot in cord
    Type 1 Excludes
    labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, without compression (O69.82)
    - prolapse O69.0
Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
- cesarean (for)
  - cord presentation or prolapse O69.0
  - umbilical cord presentation or prolapse O69.0
- complicated O75.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O75.9
  Complication of labor and delivery, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years)
  - by
    - cord (umbilical)
      - presentation O69.0
      - prolapse O69.0
    - prolapse
      - cord O69.0 (umbilical)
Prolapse, prolapsed
- umbilical cord
  - complicating delivery O69.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O69.0

O66.5 Attempted application of vacuum extractor and forceps

O66.6 Obstructed labor due to other multiple fetuses

O66.8 Other specified obstructed labor

O66.9 Obstructed labor, unspecified

O67 Labor and delivery complicated by intrapartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified

O67.0 Intrapartum hemorrhage with coagulation defect

O67.8 Other intrapartum hemorrhage

O67.9 Intrapartum hemorrhage, unspecified

O68 Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance

O69 Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications

O69.0 Labor and delivery complicated by prolapse of cord

O69.0XX0 …… not applicable or unspecified

O69.0XX1 …… fetus 1

O69.0XX2 …… fetus 2

O69.0XX3 …… fetus 3

O69.0XX4 …… fetus 4

O69.0XX5 …… fetus 5

O69.0XX9 …… other fetus

O69.1 Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression

O69.1XX0 …… not applicable or unspecified

O69.1XX1 …… fetus 1

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