O77
Header — not billableOther fetal stress complicating labor and delivery
The ICD-10 code for other fetal stress complicating labor and delivery is O77.
O77 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 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
- O60Preterm labornon-billable header
- O61Failed induction of labornon-billable header
- O62Abnormalities of forces of labornon-billable header
- O63Long labornon-billable header
- O64Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetusnon-billable header
- O65Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormalitynon-billable header
- O66Other obstructed labornon-billable header
- O67Labor and delivery complicated by intrapartum hemorrhage, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- O68Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance
- O69Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complicationsnon-billable header
- O70Perineal laceration during deliverynon-billable header
- O71Other obstetric traumanon-billable header
- O72Postpartum hemorrhagenon-billable header
- O73Retained placenta and membranes, without hemorrhagenon-billable header
- O74Complications of anesthesia during labor and deliverynon-billable header
- O75Other complications of labor and delivery, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- O76Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery
- O77Other fetal stress complicating labor and deliverynon-billable header