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O42.01

Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

  • O42.011 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, first trimester
  • O42.012 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, second trimester
  • O42.013 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, third trimester
  • O42.019 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, unspecified trimester

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Showing 40 of 54 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
O42.00 Premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, unspecified weeks of gestation Valid
O42.02 Full-term premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture Valid