ICD-10-CM Code O60.10
Preterm labor with preterm delivery, unspecified trimester
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code O60.10 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'preterm labor with preterm delivery, unspecified trimester' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
| 7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | O60.10X0 | not applicable or unspecified |
| 1 | O60.10X1 | fetus 1 |
| 2 | O60.10X2 | fetus 2 |
| 3 | O60.10X3 | fetus 3 |
| 4 | O60.10X4 | fetus 4 |
| 5 | O60.10X5 | fetus 5 |
| 9 | O60.10X9 | other fetus |
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More InfoThe ICD code O601 is used to code Preterm birth
Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at less than 37 weeks gestational age. These babies are known as preemies or premmies. Symptoms of preterm labor include uterine contractions which occur more often than every ten minutes or the leaking of fluid from the vagina. Premature infants are at greater risk for cerebral palsy, delays in development, hearing problems, and problems seeing. These risks are greater the earlier a baby is born.
| Specialty: | Obstetrics, Pediatrics |
| MeSH Code: | D047928 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 644.765 |
Intubated preterm baby in an incubator
Coding Notes for O60.10 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Preterm labor with delivery NOS
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Parent Code: O60.1 - Preterm labor with preterm delivery