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O62

Abnormalities of forces 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 7 more specific codes instead:

  • 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

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 Abnormalities of forces of labor