2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O60.10

Preterm labor with preterm delivery, unspecified trimester

ICD-10-CM Code:
O60.10
ICD-10 Code for:
Preterm labor with preterm delivery, unspecified trimester
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
    (O00-O9A)
    • Complications of labor and delivery
      (O60-O77)
      • Preterm labor
        (O60)

O60.10 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of preterm labor with preterm delivery, unspecified trimester. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like O60.10 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Specific Coding Applicable to Preterm labor with preterm delivery, unspecified trimester

Non-specific codes like O60.10 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for preterm labor with preterm delivery, unspecified trimester:

  • Use O60.10X0 for not applicable or unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.10X1 for fetus 1 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.10X2 for fetus 2 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.10X3 for fetus 3 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.10X4 for fetus 4 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.10X5 for fetus 5 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.10X9 for other fetus - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Preterm labor with delivery NOS

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

  • - Premature - See Also: condition;
    • - delivery - See Also: Pregnancy, complicated by, preterm labor; - O60.10
  • - Preterm
    • - delivery - See Also: Pregnancy, complicated by, preterm labor; - O60.10

Patient Education


Preterm Labor

Preterm labor is labor that starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. It can lead to premature birth. Premature babies may face serious health risks.

Symptoms of preterm labor include:

  • Contractions every 10 minutes or more often
  • Leaking fluid or bleeding from the vagina
  • Feeling of pressure in the pelvis
  • Low, dull backache
  • Cramps that feel like menstrual cramps
  • Abdominal cramps with or without diarrhea

If you think you might be having preterm labor, contact your health care provider.

NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.