O80 — Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery
Is O80 billable?
Yes — O80 is billable for FY2027. O80 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. O80 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
O80 at a glance
| Code | O80 |
|---|---|
| Description | Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does O80 group to?
O80 sits in MDC 14 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 998—
How is O80 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to O80. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Admission › delivery, full-term, uncomplicated (for)
- Delivery › completely normal case (childbirth) (labor)
- Delivery › normal (childbirth) (labor)
- Delivery › spontaneous (childbirth) (labor)
- Delivery › term pregnancy NOS (childbirth) (labor)
- Delivery › uncomplicated (childbirth) (labor)
- Encounter › delivery, full-term, uncomplicated (with health service) (for)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside O80 to fully describe the condition. O80 is sequenced first.
- code to indicate outcome of delivery (Z37.0)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to O80.
- Delivery requiring minimal or no assistance, with or without episiotomy, without fetal manipulation [e.g., rotation version] or instrumentation [forceps] of a spontaneous, cephalic, vaginal, full-term, single, live-born infant. This code is for use as a single diagnosis code and is not to be used with any other code from chapter 15.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15
The conditions below can never be reported together with O80 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 O80 to fully describe the condition. O80 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 O80, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O80 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has O80 existed?
O80 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.