ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
O65Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality
O65 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 8 more specific codes beneath it.
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 O65
O65 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality. It belongs to 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 8 subcodes must be used instead.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: O65.0 (pelvis), O65.1 (pelvis), O65.2 (contraction), O65.3 (contraction), O65.4 (unspecified), O65.5 (organs), O65.8 (abnormalities) and O65.9 (unspecified).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under O65
- O65.0Obstructed labor due to deformed pelvisBillable
- O65.1Obstructed labor due to generally contracted pelvisBillable
- O65.2Obstructed labor due to pelvic inlet contractionBillable
- O65.3Obstructed labor due to pelvic outlet and mid-cavity contractionBillable
- O65.4Obstructed labor due to fetopelvic disproportion, unspecifiedBillable
- O65.5Obstructed labor due to abnormality of maternal pelvic organsBillable
- O65.8Obstructed labor due to other maternal pelvic abnormalitiesBillable
- O65.9Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality, unspecifiedBillable
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to O65.
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
Codes whose notes reference O65
- O33Excludes1
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about O65
Is O65 billable?
- No. O65 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.