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O60

Non-Billable
ChapterO00–O9A
Rankcategory
Official Description

Preterm labor

Use a more specific code (0 billable, 3 non-billable)
O60.0Preterm labor without deliveryhas subcodesO60.1Preterm labor with preterm deliveryhas subcodesO60.2Term delivery with preterm laborhas subcodes
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
  • onset (spontaneous) of labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH15Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O60-O77Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
O60Preterm laborNot billable
O60.0Preterm labor without deliverySubcodes
O60.1Preterm labor with preterm deliverySubcodes
O60.2Term delivery with preterm laborSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to O60:

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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