ICD-Code O68: Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress [distress]
- O68.0 Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly
- O68.1 Labour and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid
- O68.2 Labour and delivery complicated by fetal heart rate anomaly with meconium in amniotic fluid
- O68.3 Labour and delivery complicated by biochemical evidence of fetal stress
- O68.8 Labour and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress
- O68.9 Labour and delivery complicated by fetal stress, unspecified
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).