All ICD10 Codes
O47Non-billable

False labor

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium·Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems (O30-O48)·category·FY 2026

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

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

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.