O65.0 Obstructed labor due to deformed pelvis

The ICD-10-CM code for Obstructed labor due to deformed pelvis is O65.0 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Chapter

15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Section

O60-O77: Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)

Category O65

9 codes (8 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O65.0:

• Spondylolisthesis (acquired) (degenerative) › with disproportion (fetopelvic) › causing obstructed labor
• Prominence, prominent › ischial spine or sacral promontory with disproportion (fetopelvic) › causing obstructed labor
• Nägele's pelvis › with disproportion (fetopelvic) › causing obstructed labor
• Scoliotic pelvis › with disproportion (fetopelvic) › causing obstructed labor
• Pithecoid pelvis › with disproportion (fetopelvic) › causing obstructed labor
• Robert's pelvis › with disproportion (fetopelvic) › causing obstructed labor
• Platypelloid pelvis › with disproportion (fetopelvic) › causing obstructed labor
• Cretin, cretinism (congenital) (endemic) (nongoitrous) (sporadic) › pelvis › with disproportion (fetopelvic) › causing obstructed labor

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 125 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O65.0 among the documented diagnoses.

Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool
• AHRQ — HCUP National Inpatient Sample, Frequencies by Diagnosis Code (2016–2023)