O68
ICD-10BillableLabor and delivery comp by abnlt of fetal acid-base balance
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance
O68 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Inclusion 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
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- 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)
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
- labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)
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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.