O75.9
Billable codeComplication of labor and delivery, unspecified
The ICD-10 code for complication of labor and delivery, unspecified is O75.9.
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
- O75.0Maternal distress during labor and delivery
- O75.1Shock during or following labor and delivery
- O75.2Pyrexia during labor, not elsewhere classified
- O75.3Other infection during labor
- O75.4Other complications of obstetric surgery and procedures
- O75.5Delayed delivery after artificial rupture of membranes
- O75.8Other specified complications of labor and deliverynon-billable header
- O75.9Complication of labor and delivery, unspecified
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 65991Approximate match
- 66991Approximate match
- 66992Approximate match
- 66994Approximate match
- 65990Approximate match
- 65993Approximate match
- 66990Approximate match
- 66993Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
O75.9 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.