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O36.8391

Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, unspecified trimester, fetus 1

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2018 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2018 to now.

  1. FY2018 Added to the code set Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, unspecified trimester, fetus 1

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from O36 Maternal care for other fetal problems

Seventh character required

  • One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under category O36. 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 O36 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • encounter for suspected maternal and fetal conditions ruled out (Z03.7-)
  • placental transfusion syndromes (O43.0-)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress (O77.-)

Includes

  • the listed conditions in the fetus as a reason for hospitalization or other obstetric care of the mother, or for termination of pregnancy

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
O36.8390 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, unspecified trimester, not applicable or unspecified Valid
O36.8392 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, unspecified trimester, fetus 2 Valid
O36.8393 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, unspecified trimester, fetus 3 Valid
O36.8394 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, unspecified trimester, fetus 4 Valid
O36.8395 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, unspecified trimester, fetus 5 Valid
O36.8399 Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, unspecified trimester, other fetus Valid