O32.6
Maternal care for compound presentation
O32.6 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for maternal care for compound presentation. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. A 7th character is required to complete the code. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 2 Excludes1 entries and 4 Excludes2 entries.
7th character
Category O32 requires a 7th character. O32.6 has only 4 characters, so a placeholder X fills the empty positions.
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
The trimester character comes from the provider's documentation for the current encounter. The unspecified trimester code should rarely be used.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
- malpresentation of fetus with obstructed labor (O64.-)
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (4 notes)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- the listed conditions as a reason for observation, hospitalization or other obstetric care of the mother, or for cesarean delivery before onset of labor
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (6 notes)
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 2 entries
7th-character codes under O32.6 7
- O32.6XX0Maternal care for compound presentation, not applicable or unspecifiedBillable
- O32.6XX1Maternal care for compound presentation, fetus 1Billable
- O32.6XX2Maternal care for compound presentation, fetus 2Billable
- O32.6XX3Maternal care for compound presentation, fetus 3Billable
- O32.6XX4Maternal care for compound presentation, fetus 4Billable
- O32.6XX5Maternal care for compound presentation, fetus 5Billable
- O32.6XX9Maternal care for compound presentation, other fetusBillable