O36.8 — Maternal care for other specified fetal problems
Not billable
Is O36.8 billable?
No — O36.8 is a non-billable header code. O36.8 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath O36.8.
Billable codes under this header
- O36.80X0Pregnancy with inconclusive fetal viability, not applicable or unspecified
- O36.80X1Pregnancy with inconclusive fetal viability, fetus 1
- O36.80X2Pregnancy with inconclusive fetal viability, fetus 2
- O36.80X3Pregnancy with inconclusive fetal viability, fetus 3
- O36.80X4Pregnancy with inconclusive fetal viability, fetus 4
- O36.80X5Pregnancy with inconclusive fetal viability, fetus 5
- O36.80X9Pregnancy with inconclusive fetal viability, other fetus
- O36.8120Decreased fetal movements, second trimester, not applicable or unspecified
- O36.8121Decreased fetal movements, second trimester, fetus 1
- O36.8122Decreased fetal movements, second trimester, fetus 2
- O36.8123Decreased fetal movements, second trimester, fetus 3
- O36.8124Decreased fetal movements, second trimester, fetus 4
- O36.8125Decreased fetal movements, second trimester, fetus 5
- O36.8129Decreased fetal movements, second trimester, other fetus
- O36.8130Decreased fetal movements, third trimester, not applicable or unspecified
- O36.8131Decreased fetal movements, third trimester, fetus 1
- O36.8132Decreased fetal movements, third trimester, fetus 2
- O36.8133Decreased fetal movements, third trimester, fetus 3
- O36.8134Decreased fetal movements, third trimester, fetus 4
- O36.8135Decreased fetal movements, third trimester, fetus 5
- O36.8139Decreased fetal movements, third trimester, other fetus
- O36.8190Decreased fetal movements, unspecified trimester, not applicable or unspecified
- O36.8191Decreased fetal movements, unspecified trimester, fetus 1
- O36.8192Decreased fetal movements, unspecified trimester, fetus 2
- O36.8193Decreased fetal movements, unspecified trimester, fetus 3
- O36.8194Decreased fetal movements, unspecified trimester, fetus 4
- O36.8195Decreased fetal movements, unspecified trimester, fetus 5
- O36.8199Decreased fetal movements, unspecified trimester, other fetus
- O36.8210Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, first trimester, not applicable or unspecified
- O36.8211Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, first trimester, fetus 1
- O36.8212Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, first trimester, fetus 2
- O36.8213Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, first trimester, fetus 3
- O36.8214Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, first trimester, fetus 4
- O36.8215Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, first trimester, fetus 5
- O36.8219Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, first trimester, other fetus
- O36.8220Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, second trimester, not applicable or unspecified
- O36.8221Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, second trimester, fetus 1
- O36.8222Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, second trimester, fetus 2
- O36.8223Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, second trimester, fetus 3
- O36.8224Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, second trimester, fetus 4
- O36.8225Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, second trimester, fetus 5
- O36.8229Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, second trimester, other fetus
- O36.8230Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, third trimester, not applicable or unspecified
- O36.8231Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, third trimester, fetus 1
- O36.8232Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, third trimester, fetus 2
- O36.8233Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, third trimester, fetus 3
- O36.8234Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, third trimester, fetus 4
- O36.8235Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, third trimester, fetus 5
- O36.8239Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, third trimester, other fetus
- O36.8290Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, not applicable or unspecified
- O36.8291Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, fetus 1
- O36.8292Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, fetus 2
- O36.8293Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, fetus 3
- O36.8294Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, fetus 4
- O36.8295Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, fetus 5
- O36.8299Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenia, unspecified trimester, other fetus
- O36.8310Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester, not applicable or unspecified
- O36.8311Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester, fetus 1
- O36.8312Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester, fetus 2
- O36.8313Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythm, first trimester, fetus 3
O36.8 at a glance
| Code | O36.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Maternal care for other specified fetal problems |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15
The conditions below can never be reported together with O36.8 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from O36
The conditions below can never be reported together with O36.8 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 15
Report an additional code alongside O36.8 to fully describe the condition. O36.8 is sequenced first.
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 15
The conditions below are not part of O36.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O36.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from O36
The conditions below are not part of O36.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O36.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- labor and delivery complicated by fetal stress (O77.-)
What codes fall under O36.8? (5)
- O36.80Pregnancy with inconclusive fetal viabilitynot billable
- O36.81Decreased fetal movementsnot billable
- O36.82Fetal anemia and thrombocytopenianot billable
- O36.83Maternal care for abnormalities of the fetal heart rate or rhythmnot billable
- O36.89Maternal care for other specified fetal problemsnot billable
How long has O36.8 existed?
O36.8 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the O36 family? (8)
- O36.0Maternal care for rhesus isoimmunizationnot billable
- O36.1Maternal care for other isoimmunizationnot billable
- O36.2Maternal care for hydrops fetalisnot billable
- O36.4Maternal care for intrauterine deathnot billable
- O36.5Maternal care for known or suspected poor fetal growthnot billable
- O36.6Maternal care for excessive fetal growthnot billable
- O36.7Maternal care for viable fetus in abdominal pregnancynot billable
- O36.9Maternal care for fetal problem, unspecifiednot billable