ICD-10-CM Codes
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery
O61- Failed induction of labor
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O61.0

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O61.0

Failed medical induction of labor

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Billable/Specific Code

Maternity Dx (12-55 years)

O61.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM O61.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O61.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 O61.0 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

O61.0 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 - 55 years inclusive.

Applicable To

Failed induction (of labor) by oxytocin
Failed induction (of labor) by prostaglandins

The following code(s) above O61.0 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to O61.0:

O00-O9A
2021 ICD-10-CM Range O00-O9A
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Note
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Type 1 Excludes
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Type 2 Excludes
- 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 from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Approximate Synonyms

Ineffective medical induction of labor

ICD-10-CM O61.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

817 Other antepartum diagnoses with o.r. Procedures with mcc
818 Other antepartum diagnoses with o.r. Procedures with cc
819 Other antepartum diagnoses with o.r. Procedures without cc/mcc
831 Other antepartum diagnoses without o.r. Procedures with mcc
832 Other antepartum diagnoses without o.r. Procedures with cc
833 Other antepartum diagnoses without o.r. Procedures without cc/mcc

Convert O61.0 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O61.0:

Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
- cesarean (for)
  - failed
    - induction of labor O61.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O61.9
      Failed induction of labor, unspecified
      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years)
      - medical O61.0
- complicated O75.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O75.9
  Complication of labor and delivery, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years)
  - by
    - failed
      - induction of labor O61.9
        ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O61.9
        Failed induction of labor, unspecified
        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years)
        medical O61.0
Failure, failed
- induction (of labor) O61.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O61.9
  Failed induction of labor, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years)
  - by
    - oxytocic drugs O61.0
    - prostaglandins O61.0
  - medical O61.0
Pregnancy (single) (uterine) Z33.1
- see also Delivery and Puerperal
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z33.1
Pregnant state, incidental
Applicable To
Pregnancy NOS
Pregnant state NOS
Type 1 Excludes
complications of pregnancy (O00-O9A)
pregnant state, gestational carrier (Z33.3)
- complicated by (care of) (management affected by)
  - failed induction of labor O61.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O61.9
    Failed induction of labor, unspecified
    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years)
    - medical O61.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O61.0

O60.22X9 …… other fetus

O60.23 Term delivery with preterm labor, third trimester

O60.23X0 …… not applicable or unspecified

O60.23X1 …… fetus 1

O60.23X2 …… fetus 2

O60.23X3 …… fetus 3

O60.23X4 …… fetus 4

O60.23X5 …… fetus 5

O60.23X9 …… other fetus

O61 Failed induction of labor

O61.0 Failed medical induction of labor

O61.1 Failed instrumental induction of labor

O61.8 Other failed induction of labor

O61.9 Failed induction of labor, unspecified

O62 Abnormalities of forces of labor

O62.0 Primary inadequate contractions

O62.1 Secondary uterine inertia

O62.2 Other uterine inertia

O62.3 Precipitate labor

O62.4 Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions

O62.8 Other abnormalities of forces of labor

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O61.0

Failed medical induction of labor

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Failed induction of labor, unspecified

Complication of labor and delivery, unspecified

Failed induction of labor, unspecified

Failed induction of labor, unspecified

Pregnant state, incidental

Failed induction of labor, unspecified