ICD-10: O76
Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery
Clinical Information
Inclusion Terms
- Depressed fetal heart rate tones complicating labor and delivery
- Non-reassuring fetal heart rate or rhythm complicating labor and delivery
- Fetal heart rate irregularity complicating labor and delivery
- Fetal tachycardia complicating labor and delivery
- Fetal heart rate abnormal variability complicating labor and delivery
- Fetal heart rate decelerations complicating labor and delivery
- Fetal bradycardia 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
- fetal metabolic acidemia (O68)
- other fetal stress (O77.0-O77.1)
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