Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O60.22

Term delivery with preterm labor, second trimester

ICD-10-CM Code:
O60.22
ICD-10 Code for:
Term delivery with preterm labor, second 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)

O60.22 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of term delivery with preterm labor, second 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.

Specific Coding Applicable to Term delivery with preterm labor, second trimester

Non-specific codes like O60.22 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 term delivery with preterm labor, second trimester:

  • Use O60.22X0 for not applicable or unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.22X1 for fetus 1 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.22X2 for fetus 2 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.22X3 for fetus 3 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.22X4 for fetus 4 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.22X5 for fetus 5 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.22X9 for other fetus - BILLABLE CODE

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).

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.