O66.0 Obstructed labor due to shoulder dystocia

The ICD-10-CM code for Obstructed labor due to shoulder dystocia is O66.0 (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 O66

12 codes (10 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O66.0:

• Dystocia › shoulder (girdle)
• Impaction, impacted › shoulder, causing obstructed labor
• Dystocia › shoulder (girdle) › causing obstructed labor
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › obstructed labor › due to › impacted shoulders
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › obstructed labor › due to › dystocia (fetal) › shoulder

Inclusion Terms

• Impacted shoulders

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 65,560 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O66.0 among the documented diagnoses.
• 9,495 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)