O69.5 Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cord

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Labor and delivery complicated by cord bruising
• Labor and delivery complicated by cord hematoma
• Labor and delivery complicated by thrombosis of umbilical vessels

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

Diagnosis Index entries for O69.5

• Bruise (skin surface intact) › umbilical cord
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › cord (umbilical) › bruising
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › cord (umbilical) › hematoma
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › cord (umbilical) › thrombosis (vessels)
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › cord (umbilical) › vascular lesion
• Hematoma (traumatic) (skin surface intact) › umbilical cord, complicating delivery
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › umbilicus, umbilical › cord › complicating delivery
• Lesion (s) (nontraumatic) › vascular › umbilical cord, complicating delivery
• Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) › umbilical cord (vessels), complicating delivery

Nearby codes

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