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O47

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
Rankcategory
Official Description

False labor

Use a more specific code (2 billable, 1 non-billable)
O47.0False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestationhas subcodesO47.1False labor at or after 37 completed weeks of gestationO47.9False labor, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A).

CH15 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Use Additional Code
  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Braxton Hicks contractions
  • threatened labor
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • preterm labor (O60.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O30-O48Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48)
O47False laborNot billable
O47.0False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestationSubcodes
O47.1False labor at or after 37 completed weeks of gestationBillable
O47.9False labor, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O47:

chapterCH15
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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