O64.4
Billable codeObstructed labor due to shoulder presentation
The ICD-10 code for obstructed labor due to shoulder presentation is O64.4.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Prolapsed arm
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- O64.0Obstructed labor due to incomplete rotation of fetal head
- O64.1Obstructed labor due to breech presentation
- O64.2Obstructed labor due to face presentation
- O64.3Obstructed labor due to brow presentation
- O64.5Obstructed labor due to compound presentation
- O64.8Obstructed labor due to other malposition and malpresentation
- O64.9Obstructed labor due to malposition and malpresentation, unspecified
- O64.4Obstructed labor due to shoulder presentation