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O65.5

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Obstructed labor due to abnormality of maternal pelvic organs

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Labor obstruction due to structural problems with the mother's pelvic bones or organs, such as tumors, scarring, or deformities.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the specific abnormality (e.g., pelvic tumor, uterine anomaly, pelvic scarring) in the medical record
  • •This code is for structural abnormalities; do not use for simple pelvic contractions coded under O65.2 or O65.3

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify abnormality of pelvic organs O34.-

Code Hierarchy

└O65Obstructed labor due to maternal pelvic abnormality└O65.5Obstructed labor due to abnormality of maternal pelvic organs
└O65.5Obstructed labor due to abnormality of maternal pelvic organs

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