Billable / Specific Code
ICD-10-CM O76 is the diagnosis code for Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery. This code falls under the section "Complications of labor and delivery" within Chapter 15 â Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as O76. They are mutually exclusive:
The following conditions are not included in O76. If the patient has both, code each condition separately:
Understanding where O76 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, O76 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
O76 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
O76 is located in Section O60-O77 â "Complications of labor and delivery" within Chapter 15 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use O76 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery is O76.
Yes, O76 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
O76 is in Chapter 15 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for O76 include: fetal stress NOS (O77.9); labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8); labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress (O77.8).
Yes, O76 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.