Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for fetal intolerance to labor includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Fetal Intolerance to Labor
Use ICD-10 code O68.0 for labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Delayed delivery after spontaneous or unspecified rupture of membranes
Use if membranes ruptured more than 24 hours before delivery.
The ICD-10 code for fetal intolerance to labor is O68.0, used for fetal heart rate anomalies with distress.
O77.9 is used for unspecified fetal stress when documentation lacks specific FHR patterns or acid-base abnormalities.