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O32.0 ICD-10-CA subcategory: Maternal care for unstable lie

O32.0 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 3 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

O32.0

Maternal care for unstable lie

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written O320

Codes in O32.0

O32.0 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

O32.001Maternal care for unstable lie, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum conditionO32.003Maternal care for unstable lie, antepartum condition or complicationO32.009Maternal care for unstable lie, unspecified as to episode of care, or not applicable

Notes for O32.0

As CIHI prints them, with any note O32.0 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • The listed conditions with obstructed labour (O64.-)From O32 Maternal care for known or suspected malpresentation of fetus
  • Certain diseases or injuries complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium classified elsewhere:external causes (for mortality) (V,W,X,Y)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88.1, T88.6-T98)mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)obstetrical tetanus (A34)postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)supervision of:• high-risk pregnancy (Z35.-)• normal pregnancy (Z34.-)From Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)

Note

  • The codes included in this chapter are to be used for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)From Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)

Where O32.0 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
  2. 2Block O30-O48Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems
  3. 3Category O32Maternal care for known or suspected malpresentation of fetus
  4. 4Subcategory O32.0Maternal care for unstable lie

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See O32.0 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is O32.0 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. O32.0 (Maternal care for unstable lie) is a subcategory heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 3 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is O32.0 in ICD-10-CA?

O32.0 sits under O32 Maternal care for known or suspected malpresentation of fetus, within O30-O48 Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems, within Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99).

What coding notes apply to O32.0?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for O32.0, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.

Codes beside O32.0

O32.1Maternal care for breech presentationO32.2Maternal care for transverse and oblique lieO32.3Maternal care for face, brow and chin presentationO32.4Maternal care for high head at termO32.5Maternal care for multiple gestation with malpresentation of one fetus or moreO32.6Maternal care for compound presentationO32.8Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetusO32.9Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified