O36.5
Header — not billableMaternal care for known or suspected poor fetal growth
The ICD-10 code for maternal care for known or suspected poor fetal growth is O36.5.
O36.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- O36.0Maternal care for rhesus isoimmunizationnon-billable header
- O36.1Maternal care for other isoimmunizationnon-billable header
- O36.2Maternal care for hydrops fetalisnon-billable header
- O36.4Maternal care for intrauterine death
- O36.6Maternal care for excessive fetal growthnon-billable header
- O36.7Maternal care for viable fetus in abdominal pregnancynon-billable header
- O36.8Maternal care for other specified fetal problemsnon-billable header
- O36.9Maternal care for fetal problem, unspecifiednon-billable header
- O36.5Maternal care for known or suspected poor fetal growthnon-billable header