O75.8 — Other specified complications of labor and delivery

Not billable

Is O75.8 billable?

No — O75.8 is a non-billable header code. O75.8 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 3 billable codes beneath O75.8.

Billable codes under this header

O75.81Maternal exhaustion complicating labor and delivery
O75.82Onset (spontaneous) of labor after 37 completed weeks of gestation but before 39 completed weeks gestation, with delivery by (planned) cesarean section
O75.89Other specified complications of labor and delivery

O75.8 at a glance

Code	O75.8
Description	Other specified complications of labor and delivery
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 O75.8 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.-)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 15

Report an additional code alongside O75.8 to fully describe the condition. O75.8 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 O75.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O75.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.

mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
obstetrical tetanus (A34)
postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from O75

The conditions below are not part of O75.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O75.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.

puerperal (postpartum) infection (O86.-)
puerperal (postpartum) sepsis (O85)

What codes fall under O75.8? (3)

How long has O75.8 existed?

O75.8 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.