ICD-10-CM Codes
O00-O9A
O60-O77
O62-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O62

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O62

Abnormalities of forces of labor

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2017

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2020

2021

2022

2023

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

O62 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM O62 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O62 - other international versions of ICD-10 O62 may differ.

The following code(s) above O62 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 O62:

O00-O9A
2023 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

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
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to O62:

Applicable To: P03.6

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P03.6
Newborn affected by abnormal uterine contractions
Applicable To
- Newborn affected by conditions classifiable to O62.-, except O62.3
- Newborn affected by hypertonic labor
- Newborn affected by uterine inertia

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O62

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

O62.9 Abnormality of forces of labor, unspecified

O63 Long labor

O63.0 Prolonged first stage (of labor)

O63.1 Prolonged second stage (of labor)

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O62

Abnormalities of forces of labor

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Newborn affected by abnormal uterine contractions