Wiki Forceps delivery diagnosis code

[jdibble]

Good morning all!

My OB doctor performed a foceps delivery on a patient who was having difficulty delivering after 3 hours of pushing. He performed a forceps delivery. I am confused on what dx I should use - 669.51 states forcep delivery "without" mention of indication - since we know he did the forcep delivery due to prolonged labor would this be the correct code? Or do I just code the prolonged labor as the diagnosis?

Thanks for the help!

 

[creativecoworker]

I agree with using the dx code for the prolonged labor dx as this is the reason for the use of the forceps.