O65

Classification

Category:Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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Coding Guidance

O65 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

Excludes 1

From O00-O9A

supervision of normal pregnancy

Excludes 2

From O00-O9A

mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium

obstetrical tetanus

postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland

puerperal osteomalacia

Use Additional Code

From O00-O9A

Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known

More Specific Codes

O65.0

Obstructed labor due to deformed pelvis

O65.1

Obstructed labor due to generally contracted pelvis

O65.2

Obstructed labor due to pelvic inlet contraction

O65.3

Obstructed labor due to pelvic outlet and mid-cavity contraction

O65.4

Obstructed labor due to fetopelvic disproportion, unspecified

O65.5

Obstructed labor due to abnormality of maternal pelvic organs

O65.8

Obstructed labor due to other maternal pelvic abnormalities

O65.9

Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality, unspecified

External Resources

2025 ICD-10 guidelines from CMS.gov