O65.5 Obstructed labor due to abnormality of maternal pelvic organs

The ICD-10-CM code for Obstructed labor due to abnormality of maternal pelvic organs is O65.5 (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 O65.5:

• Fibroid (tumor) › in pregnancy or childbirth › causing obstructed labor
• Prolapse, prolapsed › cervix, cervical (hypertrophied) › anterior lip, obstructing labor
• Tumor › vulva or perineum, in pregnancy or childbirth › causing obstructed labor
• Bicornate or bicornis uterus › in pregnancy or childbirth › causing obstructed labor
• Fibrosis, fibrotic › perineum, in pregnancy or childbirth › causing obstructed labor
• Cystocele (-urethrocele) › in pregnancy or childbirth › causing obstructed labor
• Atresia, atretic › cervix (acquired) › in pregnancy or childbirth › causing obstructed labor
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › ovary, ovarian (twisted) › in pregnancy or childbirth › with obstructed labor

Inclusion Terms

• Obstructed labor due to conditions listed in O34.-

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 2,775 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O65.5 among the documented diagnoses.
• 1,180 stays listed it as the principal diagnosis.

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)