Delivery by vacuum extractor affecting fetus or newborn

This code identifies a diagnosis in a fetus or newborn where complications arise due to a vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery. It specifically points to adverse effects experienced by the infant as a direct result of the vacuum extraction procedure during childbirth.

This code is appropriate when the medical record documents a vacuum extraction delivery and the neonate exhibits a condition or injury directly attributable to this delivery method. Examples include scalp lacerations, cephalohematoma, subgaleal hemorrhage, or other birth trauma linked to the vacuum device.

• Ensure documentation explicitly links the neonatal condition to the vacuum extraction.
• Do not use this code for complications of a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery or other assisted deliveries (e.g., forceps).
• Sequence this code as a secondary diagnosis following the primary diagnosis describing the specific neonatal condition (e.g., cephalohematoma).