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O76

Billable

Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery

O76 is the ICD-10-CM code for Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery. It is a billable, specific code valid for reimbursement.

Status
Billable
Chapter
O00-O9A
Edition
FY2026

O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

What this means — in plain language

MedlinePlus · NIH

Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include: Preterm (premature) labor , when your labor starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy Premature rupture of membranes (PROM), when your water breaks too early. If labor…

Read more about Childbirth Problems at MedlinePlus ↗

Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus). Informational only — not medical advice.

Includes

  • •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 — not coded here

  • •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 — not included here

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

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10 code O76?
O76 is the ICD-10-CM code for "Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery". It falls under O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
Is O76 a billable code?
Yes — O76 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code valid for reimbursement.
What is excluded from O76?
Excludes1 (not coded here): 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).

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.

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