O32.4
Maternal care for high head at term
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 6 never code together
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Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 7
0 not applicable or unspecified
1 fetus 1
2 fetus 2
3 fetus 3
4 fetus 4
5 fetus 5
9 other fetus
Instructional notes 9
O32code
Includes
- the listed conditions as a reason for observation, hospitalization or other obstetric care of the mother, or for cesarean delivery before onset of labor
O32.4code
Inclusion terms
- Maternal care for failure of head to enter pelvic brim
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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
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.Z3A
Index entries leading here 5
Alongside this code 7 same parent — O32
O32.0 Maternal care for unstable lie category O32.1 Maternal care for breech presentation category O32.2 Maternal care for transverse and oblique lie category O32.3 Maternal care for face, brow and chin presentation category O32.6 Maternal care for compound presentation category O32.8 Maternal care for other malpresentation of fetus category O32.9 Maternal care for malpresentation of fetus, unspecified category
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.