O65.9
Billable codeObstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality, unspecified
The ICD-10 code for obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality, unspecified is O65.9.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- O65.0Obstructed labor due to deformed pelvis
- O65.1Obstructed labor due to generally contracted pelvis
- O65.2Obstructed labor due to pelvic inlet contraction
- O65.3Obstructed labor due to pelvic outlet and mid-cavity contraction
- O65.4Obstructed labor due to fetopelvic disproportion, unspecified
- O65.5Obstructed labor due to abnormality of maternal pelvic organs
- O65.8Obstructed labor due to other maternal pelvic abnormalities
- O65.9Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality, unspecified
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 65491Approximate match
- 66021Approximate match
- 66020Approximate match
- 66023Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
O65.9 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 760Menstrual and Other Female Reproductive System Disorders with CC/MCC
- DRG 761Menstrual and Other Female Reproductive System Disorders without CC/MCC
- DRG 817Other Antepartum Diagnoses with O.R. Procedures with MCC
- DRG 818Other Antepartum Diagnoses with O.R. Procedures with CC
- DRG 819Other Antepartum Diagnoses with O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC
- DRG 831Other Antepartum Diagnoses without O.R. Procedures with MCC
- DRG 832Other Antepartum Diagnoses without O.R. Procedures with CC
- DRG 833Other Antepartum Diagnoses without O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC