Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O60

Preterm labor

ICD-10-CM Code:
O60
ICD-10 Code for:
Preterm labor
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 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. 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 Preterm labor

Non-specific codes like O60 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:

  • O60.0 for Preterm labor without delivery - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.00 for Preterm labor without delivery, unspecified trimester - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.02 for Preterm labor without delivery, second trimester - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use O60.03 for Preterm labor without delivery, third trimester - BILLABLE CODE

  • O60.1 for Preterm labor with preterm delivery - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • O60.10 for Preterm labor with preterm delivery, unspecified trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • O60.12 for Preterm labor second trimester with preterm delivery second trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • O60.13 for Preterm labor second trimester with preterm delivery third trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • O60.14 for Preterm labor third trimester with preterm delivery third trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • O60.2 for Term delivery with preterm labor - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • O60.20 for Term delivery with preterm labor, unspecified trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • O60.22 for Term delivery with preterm labor, second trimester - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • O60.23 for Term delivery with preterm labor, third trimester - NON-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.


Includes

Includes
This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.
  • onset (spontaneous) of labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

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.