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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

O69.4Labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

O69.4 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.

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 O69.4

O69.4 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa. It belongs to category O69 (labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications), 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 O69 (labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications), O69.4 is specifically for labor and delivery complicated by vasa previa. Related codes cover prolapse of cord (O69.0), cord around neck, with compression (O69.1), other cord entanglement, with compression (O69.2), short cord (O69.3), vascular lesion of cord (O69.5), other cord complications (O69.8) and cord complication, unspecified (O69.9).

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 O69. 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 O69 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Labor and delivery complicated by hemorrhage from vasa previa

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to O69.4.

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

Alphabetic index entries

4 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to O69.4.

Codes whose notes reference O69.4

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 O69.4

Is O69.4 billable?

No. O69.4 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.