O76 — Abnormality in fetal heart rate and rhythm complicating labor and delivery
Part of Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium , block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77) .
Official Notes
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Depressed fetal heart rate tones complicating labor and delivery
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Fetal bradycardia complicating labor and delivery
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Fetal heart rate decelerations complicating labor and delivery
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Fetal heart rate irregularity complicating labor and delivery
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Fetal heart rate abnormal variability complicating labor and delivery
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Fetal tachycardia complicating labor and delivery
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Non-reassuring fetal heart rate or rhythm complicating labor and delivery
Excludes1
fetal stress NOS ( O77.9 )
Excludes1
labor and delivery complicated by electrocardiographic evidence of fetal stress ( O77.8 )
Excludes1
labor and delivery complicated by ultrasonic evidence of fetal stress ( O77.8 )
Excludes2
fetal metabolic acidemia ( O68 )
Excludes2
other fetal stress (O77.0-O77.1)
Child Codes
O76 has no child codes in the FY 2027 release -- it is used on its own.
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite O76.
FY 2027 effective October 1, 2026 · CDC NCHS and CMS