O69.1⚠ Requires 7th Character

Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with compression

Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, with com…

7th Character Required

One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O69. 7th character 0 is for single gestations and multiple gestations where the fetus is unspecified. 7th characters 1 through 9 are for cases of multiple gestations to identify the fetus for which the code applies. The appropriate code from category O30, Multiple gestation, must also be assigned when assigning a code from category O69 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to O69.1:

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to O69.1 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Compression, umbilical cord, complicating delivery, cord around neckCord, around neck, complicating delivery, with compressionDelivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, cord (umbilical), around neck, with compressionDelivery (childbirth) (labor), complicated, by, umbilical cord around neck, with compressionEntanglement, umbilical cord (s), around neck, with compression

Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression (O69.81)

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