O69
ICD-10Non-billable categoryLabor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord comp
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications
O69 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 O69. 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 O69 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 O69
- O69.0Labor and delivery complicated by prolapse of cordcategory
- O69.1Labor and delivery comp by cord around neck, w compressioncategory
- O69.2Labor and delivery comp by oth cord entangle, w compressioncategory
- O69.3Labor and delivery complicated by short cordcategory
- O69.4Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previacategory
- O69.5Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cordcategory
- O69.8Labor and delivery complicated by other cord complicationscategory
- O69.9Labor and delivery complicated by cord complication, 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.