O36.83 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Maternal care for depressed fetal heart rate tones
• Maternal care for fetal bradycardia
• Maternal care for fetal heart rate abnormal variability
• Maternal care for fetal heart rate decelerations
• Maternal care for fetal heart rate irregularity
• Maternal care for fetal tachycardia
• Maternal care for non-reassuring fetal heart rate or rhythm

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

Codes under O36.83

• O36.831 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester
• O36.832 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, second trimester
• O36.833 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, third trimester
• O36.839 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, unspecified trimester

Code annotations containing back-references to O36.83

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 O36.83

• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › abnormal, abnormality › fetal heart rate or rhythm
• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › fetal (maternal care for) › bradycardia
• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › fetal (maternal care for) › depressed heart rate tones
• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › fetal (maternal care for) › heart rate irregularity (abnormal variability) (bradycardia) (decelerations) (tachycardia)
• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › fetal (maternal care for) › non-reassuring heart rate or rhythm

Nearby codes

• O36.8292 Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, fetus 2
• O36.8293 Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, fetus 3
• O36.8294 Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, fetus 4
• O36.8295 Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, fetus 5
• O36.8299 Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, other fetus
• O36.83 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm (this code)
• O36.831 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester
• O36.8310 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester, not applicable or unspecified
• O36.8311 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester, fetus 1
• O36.8312 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester, fetus 2
• O36.8313 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester, fetus 3