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KD3B Fetal death, cause not specified

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

Fetal death is death of a fetus prior to its complete expulsion or extraction from a woman, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy. Fetal death may be diagnosed in utero by absence of fetal heart sounds, confirmed by imaging techniques where available, or after delivery by absence of signs of life after the complete expulsion or extraction from the woman. Stillbirth is the complete expulsion or extraction from a woman of a fetus, following its death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction, at 22 or more completed weeks of gestation.

inclusions

• stillbirth NOS
• stillborn NOS
• osteopedion fetus
• lithopedion fetus
• fetus maceration
• calcified fetus

sections/codes in this section (KD3B-KD3B)

• Antepartum fetal death  (KD3B.0)
• Intrapartum fetal death  (KD3B.1)
• Unspecified time of fetal death, cause not specified  (KD3B.Z)

coding note

Not to be used for the underlying cause of death of live births. Not to be used for the underlying cause of fetal death, if any other cause of fetal mortality is known.

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