O64
ICD-10Non-billable categoryObstructed labor due to malposition and malpresent of fetus
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus
O64 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.
7th character
- One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O64. 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 O64 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 O64
- O64.0Obstructed labor due to incomplete rotation of fetal headcategory
- O64.1Obstructed labor due to breech presentationcategory
- O64.2Obstructed labor due to face presentationcategory
- O64.3Obstructed labor due to brow presentationcategory
- O64.4Obstructed labor due to shoulder presentationcategory
- O64.5Obstructed labor due to compound presentationcategory
- O64.8Obstructed labor due to oth malposition and malpresentationcategory
- O64.9Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresent, unspcategory
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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.