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ICD-10-CM Code for Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery O76

ICD-10 code O76 for Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery
Depressed fetal heart rate tones complicating labor and delivery
Fetal bradycardia complicating labor and delivery
Fetal heart rate decelerations complicating labor and delivery
Fetal heart rate irregularity complicating labor and delivery
Fetal heart rate abnormal variability complicating labor and delivery
Fetal tachycardia complicating labor and delivery
Non-reassuring fetal heart rate or rhythm 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: fetal metabolic acidemia (O68)
other fetal stress (O77.0-O77.1)

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Breech delivery--When to use O32 VS O64??
[QUOTE="natashalage, post: 509969, member: 433929"] Hello, I have a following question to C-S delivery when thick meconium is found O77.0. The main Dx for C-section is Fetal intolerance of labor O76. ... [ Read More ]
Breech delivery--When to use O32 VS O64??
[QUOTE="natashalage, post: 509969, member: 433929"] Hello, I have a following question to C-S delivery when thick meconium is found O77.0. The main Dx for C-section is Fetal intolerance of labor O76. ... [ Read More ]
Breech delivery--When to use O32 VS O64??
Hello, I have a following question to C-S delivery when thick meconium is found O77.0. The main Dx for C-section is Fetal intolerance of labor O76. Under findings MD listed thick meconium. Will it be ... [ Read More ]
billing for labor and delivery
[b]billing for labor & delivery[/b] I use the diagnosis code o80 and cpt 01967 for an epidural with normal vaginal delivery for scheduled c-sections - primary o82 or repeat o34.211 and 01961 if a de... [ Read More ]
Vaginal Delivery DX
Based on the fact that the description states complication "Abnormality of fetal heart rate complication labor & delivery" you would need to bill with the more appropriate dx code such as O76, O77, et... [ Read More ]
Clarificatio for Abnormal fetal heart rate antepartum icd 10 cm code
Hi I need a Clarificatio for Abnormal fetal heart rate antepartum icd 10 cm code (O76). Please Change code discription for O76. Thank you. L S Naidu... [ Read More ]
Biophysical profile
In the following report our outside coder coded Z3A.39 but the report doesn't say 39 weeks gestation. So. is the biophysical profile always done when the mother is in the last trimester and always at... [ Read More ]
Cesarean delivery
You do not need to use O82 if you have a reason for the C-section. For fetal distress, it can depend on what they are actually talking about. If it's heartrate (decels, etc) then O76.. if it's other ... [ Read More ]
Abnormal Fetal Heartrate, Antepartum
[b]abnormal fetal heart rate antepartum[/b] According to 2014 OB/GYN Top 50 Codes put out by AAPC, the correct code to use for abnormal fetal heart rate antepartum is O76 with Z3A weeks code. The ... [ Read More ]
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