ICD-Code O68: Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress [distress]
- O68.0 Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly
- O68.1 Labour and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid
- O68.2 Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly with meconium in amniotic fluid
- O68.3 Labour and delivery complicated by biochemical evidence of fetal stress
- O68.8 Labour and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress
- O68.9 Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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