ICD-10 code for umbilical cord s entanglement

The ICD-10-CM code for umbilical cord s entanglement is O69.82 (Labor and delivery complicated by other cord entanglement, without compression). The official index lists 7 more specific codes, so check the documentation for details such as type, cause, site or severity before settling on O69.82.

Within O69.8, choose O69.82 (other cord entanglement, without compression) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: cord around neck, without compression (O69.81) and other cord complications (O69.89).

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.