O68.0 ICD-10-CA subcategory: Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly
O68.0 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 3 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
O68.0Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written O680
Codes in O68.0
O68.0 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
O68.001Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum conditionO68.003Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly, antepartum condition or complicationO68.009Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly, unspecified as to episode of care, or not applicableNotes for O68.0
As CIHI prints them, with any note O68.0 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- • Fetal bradycardia• Fetal heart rate irregularity• Fetal tachycardia• Non-reassuring fetal heart rate
- Fetal distress in labour or delivery due to drug administrationFrom O68 Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress [distress]
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- • with meconium in amniotic fluid (O68.2)
- 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 O68.0 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
- 2Block O60-O75Complications of labour and delivery
- 3Category O68Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress [distress]
- 4Subcategory O68.0Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly
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 O68.0 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. O68.0 (Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly) 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 O68.0 in ICD-10-CA?
O68.0 sits under O68 Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress [distress], within O60-O75 Complications of labour and delivery, within Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99).
What coding notes apply to O68.0?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for O68.0, 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.