O32
ICD-10Non-billable categoryMaternal care for malpresentation of fetus
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus
O32 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- the listed conditions as a reason for observation, hospitalization or other obstetric care of the mother, or for cesarean delivery before onset of labor
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- malpresentation of fetus with obstructed labor (O64.-)
7th character
- One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O32. 7th character 0 is for single gestations and multiple gestations where the fetus is unspecified. 7th characters 1 through 9 are for cases of multiple gestations to identify the fetus for which the code applies. The appropriate code from category O30, Multiple gestation, must also be assigned when assigning a code from category O32 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.
Permitted 7th characters
| 0 | not applicable or unspecified |
| 1 | fetus 1 |
| 2 | fetus 2 |
| 3 | fetus 3 |
| 4 | fetus 4 |
| 5 | fetus 5 |
| 9 | other fetus |
More specific codes under O32
- O32.0Maternal care for unstable liecategory
- O32.1Maternal care for breech presentationcategory
- O32.2Maternal care for transverse and oblique liecategory
- O32.3Maternal care for face, brow and chin presentationcategory
- O32.4Maternal care for high head at termcategory
- O32.6Maternal care for compound presentationcategory
- O32.8Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetuscategory
- O32.9Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecifiedcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.