O77.8 Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress

The ICD-10-CM code for Labor and delivery complicated by other evidence of fetal stress is O77.8 (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 O77

5 codes (4 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O77.8:

• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › fetal › hypoxia
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › fetal › stress › electrocardiographic evidence of
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › fetal › stress › specified NEC
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › fetal › stress › ultrasound evidence of

Inclusion Terms

• Labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress
• Labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 1,225 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O77.8 among the documented diagnoses.
• 290 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)

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