O68
Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance
Billable / Specific CodeInclusion Terms
- • Fetal acidemia complicating labor and delivery
- • Fetal acidosis complicating labor and delivery
- • Fetal alkalosis complicating labor and delivery
- • Fetal metabolic acidemia complicating labor and delivery
Code First
None code first specified for this code.
Use Additional Code
None use additional code specified for this code.
Cannot Code Together
These codes cannot be used together with the current code, even if both conditions are present.
- • fetal stress NOS (O77.9)
- • labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)
- • labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8)
Can Code Together
These codes can be used together with the current code if both conditions are documented.
- • abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
- • labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)
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