Maternal care for intrauterine fetal death after completion of 20 weeks of gestation
Maternal care for late fetal death
Maternal care for missed delivery
Excludes1 (never code together)
missed abortion (O02.1)
stillbirth (P95)
Applies from O36 Maternal care for other fetal problems
Includes
the listed conditions in the fetus as a reason for hospitalization or other obstetric care of the mother, or for termination of pregnancy
Excludes1 (never code together)
encounter for suspected maternal and fetal conditions ruled out (Z03.7-)
placental transfusion syndromes (O43.0-)
Excludes2 (not included here)
labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress (O77.-)
7th character note
One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O36. 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 O36 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.
7th character required
0 — not applicable or unspecified
1 — fetus 1
2 — fetus 2
3 — fetus 3
4 — fetus 4
5 — fetus 5
9 — other fetus
Code annotations containing back-references to O36.4
Back-references to O36.4
Type 1 Excludes: O02.1 Missed abortion ("fetal death (intrauterine) (late) (O36.4)")
Type 1 Excludes: O02.1 Missed abortion ("missed delivery (O36.4)")
Type 1 Excludes: P95 Stillbirth ("maternal care for intrauterine death (O36.4)")
Type 1 Excludes: Z33.2 Encounter for elective termination of pregnancy ("late fetal death (O36.4)")
Back-references to O36
Type 2 Excludes: O98 Maternal infectious and parasitic diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ("when the reason for maternal care is that the disease is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)")
Type 2 Excludes: O99 Other maternal diseases classifiable elsewhere but complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ("when the reason for maternal care is that the condition is known or suspected to have affected the fetus (O35-O36)")
Type 1 Excludes: Z03.7 Encounter for suspected maternal and fetal conditions ruled out ("known or suspected fetal anomalies affecting management of mother, not ruled out (O26.-, O35.-, O36.-, O40.-, O41.-)")
Diagnosis Index entries for O36.4
Dead › fetus, retained (mother)
Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › missed (at or near term)
Missed › delivery
Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › death of fetus (near term)
Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › fetal (maternal care for) › death (near term)
Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › fetal (maternal care for) › intrauterine death
Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › intrauterine fetal death (near term)
Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › missed › delivery
Retention › dead › fetus (at or near term) (mother)
Retention › fetus › dead
Nearby codes
O36.23X2 Maternal care for hydrops fetalis, third trimester, fetus 2
O36.23X3 Maternal care for hydrops fetalis, third trimester, fetus 3
O36.23X4 Maternal care for hydrops fetalis, third trimester, fetus 4
O36.23X5 Maternal care for hydrops fetalis, third trimester, fetus 5
O36.23X9 Maternal care for hydrops fetalis, third trimester, other fetus
O36.4 Maternal care for intrauterine death (this code)
O36.4XX0 Maternal care for intrauterine death, not applicable or unspecified
O36.4XX1 Maternal care for intrauterine death, fetus 1
O36.4XX2 Maternal care for intrauterine death, fetus 2
O36.4XX3 Maternal care for intrauterine death, fetus 3
O36.4XX4 Maternal care for intrauterine death, fetus 4