ICD-10/O77.9

O77.9 ICD-10-CM Code: Labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified

O77.9 is the authoritative medical code for Labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified (ICD-10-CM O77.9), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with current federal coding standards.

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code O77.9. Excludes1 (not coded here): abnormality of fetal acid-base balance O68; abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm O76; fetal metabolic acidemia O68.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for O77.9 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.

  • abnormality of fetal acid-base balance O68
  • abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm O76
  • fetal metabolic acidemia O68

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

What can't be coded together with O77.9?

Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, O77.9 must not be reported together with: abnormality of fetal acid-base balance (O68); abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76); fetal metabolic acidemia (O68).

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to O77.9 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • O77 — Other fetal stress complicating labor and delivery
  • O77.0 — Labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid
  • O77.1 — Fetal stress in labor or delivery due to drug administration
  • O77.8 — Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress

Indexed Clinical Terms (2)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, fetal, stress
  • Stress, fetal, complicating pregnancy