O69.81
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.
✅ No additional coding notes for O69.81
Child Codes (7)
O69.81X0Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression, not applicable or unspecifiedO69.81X1Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression, fetus 1O69.81X2Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression, fetus 2O69.81X3Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression, fetus 3O69.81X4Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression, fetus 4O69.81X5Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression, fetus 5O69.81X9Labor and delivery complicated by cord around neck, without compression, other fetus
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CodeO69.81
BillableNo — Header code
ParentO69.8
CategoryPregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Excludes10 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes7
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)