- O68 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM O68 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O68 – other international versions of ICD-10 O68 may differ.
ICD-10-CM O68 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 998 Principal diagnosis invalid as discharge diagnosis
Applicable To
- 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
Type 1 Excludes
- 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)
Type 2 Excludes
- abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
- labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O68:
- fetal > by
- abnormal acid-base balance > fetal O68
- acidemia > fetal O68
- acidosis > fetal O68
- alkalosis > fetal O68
- acid-base balance > abnormality or damage O35.9
- acidemia > fetal (maternal care for) O35.9
- acidosis > fetal (maternal care for) O35.9
- alkalosis > fetal (maternal care for) O35.9