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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

O64.8Obstructed labor due to other malposition and malpresentation

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

O64.8 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 7 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Obstructed labor due to oth malposition and malpresentation

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About O64.8

O64.8 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for obstructed labor due to other malposition and malpresentation. It belongs to category O64 (obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation of fetus), block O60-O77 (complications of labor and delivery) and chapter 15 (pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 7 subcodes must be used instead.

Within O64, choose O64.8 (other malposition and malpresentation) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: incomplete rotation of fetal head (O64.0), breech presentation (O64.1), face presentation (O64.2), brow presentation (O64.3), shoulder presentation (O64.4), compound presentation (O64.5) and malposition and malpresentation, unspecified (O64.9).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: 0 for not applicable or unspecified, 1 for fetus 1, 2 for fetus 2, 3 for fetus 3, 4 for fetus 4, 5 for fetus 5 and 1 more. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O64. 7th character 0 is for single gestations and multiple gestations where the fetus is unspecified. 7th characters 1 through 9 are for cases of multiple gestations to identify the fetus for which the code applies. The appropriate code from category O30, Multiple gestation, must also be assigned when assigning a code from category O64 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Obstructed labor due to footling presentation
  • Obstructed labor due to incomplete breech presentation

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to O64.8.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.

Alphabetic index entries

8 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to O64.8.

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about O64.8

Is O64.8 billable?

No. O64.8 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.