ICD-10: O68

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

Clinical Information

Inclusion Terms

  • Fetal acidosis complicating labor and delivery
  • Fetal alkalosis complicating labor and delivery
  • Fetal metabolic acidemia complicating labor and delivery
  • Fetal acidemia complicating labor and delivery

Coding Guidelines

Excludes 1

  • labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)
  • labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)
  • fetal stress NOS (O77.9)

Excludes 2

  • labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)
  • abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)

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