ICD-10-CM Code for Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance O68

ICD-10 code O68 for Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance
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
Excludes1: 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)
Excludes2: abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76)
labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)
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