O60

Non-billable (Header)

Preterm labor

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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Includes

  • onset (spontaneous) of labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation

Excludes1

direct

Cannot be coded with O60

  • false labor (O47.0-)
  • threatened labor NOS (O47.0-)

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Code Information

CodeO60
BillableNo — Header code
CategoryPregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Excludes12 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes3

Data Source

CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)