O64.8 ICD-10-CA subcategory: Obstructed labour due to other malposition and malpresentation
O64.8 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 3 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
O64.8Obstructed labour due to other malposition and malpresentation
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written O648
Codes in O64.8
O64.8 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
O64.801Obstructed labour due to other malposition and malpresentation, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum conditionO64.803Obstructed labour due to other malposition and malpresentation, antepartum condition or complicationO64.809Obstructed labour due to other malposition and malpresentation, unspecified as to episode of care, or not applicableNotes for O64.8
As CIHI prints them, with any note O64.8 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- 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 O64.8 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
- 2Block O60-O75Complications of labour and delivery
- 3Category O64Obstructed labour due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus
- 4Subcategory O64.8Obstructed labour due to other malposition and malpresentation
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.
Frequently asked questions
Is O64.8 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. O64.8 (Obstructed labour due to other malposition and malpresentation) 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 O64.8 in ICD-10-CA?
O64.8 sits under O64 Obstructed labour due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus, within O60-O75 Complications of labour and delivery, within Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99).
What coding notes apply to O64.8?
ICD-10-CA lists Note, Excludes notes for O64.8, 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 O64.8
View O64O64.0Obstructed labour due to incomplete rotation of fetal headO64.1Obstructed labour due to breech presentationO64.2Obstructed labour due to face presentationO64.3Obstructed labour due to brow presentationO64.4Obstructed labour due to shoulder presentationO64.5Obstructed labour due to compound presentationO64.9Obstructed labour due to malposition and malpresentation, unspecified