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O42.91

Preterm premature rupture of membranes, unspecified as to length of time between rupture and onset of labor

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:

  • O42.911 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, unspecified as to length of time between rupture and onset of labor, first trimester
  • O42.912 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, unspecified as to length of time between rupture and onset of labor, second trimester
  • O42.913 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, unspecified as to length of time between rupture and onset of labor, third trimester
  • O42.919 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, unspecified as to length of time between rupture and onset of labor, 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, unspecified as to length of time between rupture and onset of labor

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
O42.90 Premature rupture of membranes, unspecified as to length of time between rupture and onset of labor, unspecified weeks of gestation Valid
O42.92 Full-term premature rupture of membranes, unspecified as to length of time between rupture and onset of labor Valid