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ICD-10-CM 2027

ICD-10 code for umbilical cord bruise

O69.5

Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cord

Header — needs a more specific code

From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Bruise (skin surface intact) › umbilical cord”. Page updated September 29, 2026.

About coding umbilical cord bruise

The ICD-10-CM code for umbilical cord bruise is O69.5 (Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cord).

Within O69 (labor and delivery complicated by umbilical cord complications), O69.5 is specifically for labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cord. Related codes cover prolapse of cord (O69.0), cord around neck, with compression (O69.1), other cord entanglement, with compression (O69.2), short cord (O69.3), vasa previa (O69.4), other cord complications (O69.8) and cord complication, unspecified (O69.9).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: 0 for not applicable or unspecified, 1 for fetus 1, 2 for fetus 2, 3 for fetus 3, 4 for fetus 4, 5 for fetus 5 and 1 more. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Common questions about umbilical cord bruise ICD-10 codes

What is the ICD-10 code for umbilical cord bruise?

O69.5 — Labor and delivery complicated by vascular lesion of cord (a header code; report a more specific subcode).

Is O69.5 billable?

No. O69.5 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.