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O69.9 ICD-10-CA subcategory: Labour and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified

O69.9 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 3 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

O69.9

Labour and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written O699

Codes in O69.9

O69.9 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

O69.901Labour and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum conditionO69.903Labour and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified, antepartum condition or complicationO69.909Labour and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified, unspecified as to episode of care, or not applicable

Notes for O69.9

As CIHI prints them, with any note O69.9 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 O69.9 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
  2. 2Block O60-O75Complications of labour and delivery
  3. 3Category O69Labour and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications
  4. 4Subcategory O69.9Labour and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified

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 O69.9 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is O69.9 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. O69.9 (Labour and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified) 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 O69.9 in ICD-10-CA?

O69.9 sits under O69 Labour and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications, within O60-O75 Complications of labour and delivery, within Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99).

What coding notes apply to O69.9?

ICD-10-CA lists Note, Excludes notes for O69.9, 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 O69.9

O69.0Labour and delivery complicated by prolapse of cordO69.1Labour and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compressionO69.2Labour and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, with compressionO69.3Labour and delivery complicated by short cordO69.4Labour and delivery complicated by vasa praeviaO69.5Labour and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cordO69.8Labour and delivery complicated by other cord complications