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660.5 Alberta AHCIP code: Obstructed labour – Locked twins

660.5 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Obstructed labour – Locked twins” in Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018.

Official description

660.5

Obstructed labour – Locked twins

Alberta AHCIP diagnostic codes (ICD-9) · Alberta

Notes for 660.5

Alberta Health’s list gives no includes, excludes or other notes for 660.5 or the headings above it.

Where 660.5 sits

  1. 1ChapterXI. Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  2. 2Block 660-669Complications occuring mainly in the course of labour and delivery
  3. 3Valid code 660Obstructed labour
  4. 4Valid code 660.5Obstructed labour – Locked twins

Source and release

Data release
Alberta AHCIP · January 2018
Effective date
Jan 18, 2018

This page is built from the Alberta AHCIP catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See 660.5 in the Alberta Health source

Frequently asked questions

What does Alberta diagnostic code 660.5 mean?

660.5 is the Alberta diagnostic code for “Obstructed labour – Locked twins” in Alberta Health’s Alberta AHCIP January 2018 release.

Where is 660.5 in Alberta AHCIP?

660.5 sits under 660 Obstructed labour, within 660-669 Complications occuring mainly in the course of labour and delivery, within XI. Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.

What coding notes apply to 660.5?

Alberta Health’s list gives no includes, excludes or other notes for 660.5 or the headings above it.

Which Alberta AHCIP release does this page use?

It uses Alberta Health’s January 2018 release, in effect from Jan 18, 2018. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside 660.5

660.0Obstruction caused by malposition of fetus at onset of labour660.1Obstruction by bony pelvis660.2Obstruction by abnormal pelvic soft tissues660.3Obstructed labour – Deep transverse arrest and persistent occipitoposterior or occipitoanterior position660.4Obstructed labour – Shoulder dystocia660.6Failed trial of labour, unspecified660.7Obstructed labour – Failed forceps or ventouse, unspecified660.8Other causes of obstructed labor660.9Obstructed labour – Unspecified