O69.4 Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Labor and delivery complicated by hemorrhage from vasa previa

Applies from O69 Labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications

7th character note

• One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O69. 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 O69 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 O69.4

Back-references to O69.4

• Type 1 Excludes: O44.1 Complete placenta previa with hemorrhage ("labor and delivery complicated by hemorrhage from vasa previa (O69.4)")

Diagnosis Index entries for O69.4

• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › vasa previa
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › vasa previa
• Previa › vasa
• Vasa previa

Nearby codes

• O69.3XX2 Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, fetus 2
• O69.3XX3 Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, fetus 3
• O69.3XX4 Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, fetus 4
• O69.3XX5 Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, fetus 5
• O69.3XX9 Labor and delivery complicated by short cord, other fetus
• O69.4 Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa (this code)
• O69.4XX0 Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa, not applicable or unspecified
• O69.4XX1 Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa, fetus 1
• O69.4XX2 Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa, fetus 2
• O69.4XX3 Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa, fetus 3
• O69.4XX4 Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa, fetus 4