O69.3 Labor and delivery complicated by short cord

The ICD-10-CM code for Labor and delivery complicated by short cord is O69.3 (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 O69

12 codes (10 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O69.3:

• Short, shortening, shortness › cord (umbilical), complicating delivery
• Excess, excessive, excessively › short › umbilical cord in labor or delivery
• Short, shortening, shortness › umbilical cord › complicating delivery
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › cord (umbilical) › short

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool