O76 Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery

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Type 1 Excludes

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)

Tyoe 2 Excludes

fetal metabolic acidemia (O68)
other fetal stress (O77.0-O77.1)

Applicable To

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

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Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
by
fetal
heart rate or rhythm (abnormal) (non-reassuring) O76

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Code Title
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
O76 Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery
Type 1 Excludes
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)

Type 2 Excludes
fetal metabolic acidemia (O68)
other fetal stress (O77.0-O77.1)

Applicable to
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