O68 - Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance

The ICD 10 Code for Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance is listed as O68.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	O68
Description:	Labor and delivery complicated by abnormality of fetal acid-base balance Fetal acidemia complicating labor and delivery Fetal acidosis complicating labor and delivery Fetal alkalosis complicating labor and delivery Fetal metabolic acidemia complicating labor and delivery Excludes1: 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: abnormality in fetal heart rate or rhythm (O76) labor and delivery complicated by meconium in amniotic fluid (O77.0)
Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRG v30.0)	767 - Vaginal Delivery W Sterilization &/or D&c 768 - Vaginal Delivery W O.r. Proc Except Steril &/or D&c 774 - Vaginal Delivery W Complicating Diagnoses 775 - Vaginal Delivery W/o Complicating Diagnoses

Chapter	Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	656.31 - Fetal distress, affecting management of mother, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code:	656.81 - Other specified fetal and placental problems, affecting management of mother, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (approximate)