O47.0 vs O60.20X1

O47.0 (False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation) compared with O60.20X1 (Term delivery with preterm labor, unspecified trimester, fetus 1), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Relationship

Conflict

Excludes1 conflict

O47.0

False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation

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O60.20X1

Term delivery with preterm labor, unspecified trimester, fetus 1

Not coded here — these two are mutually exclusive.

“preterm labor (O60.-)”

An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur together, so the pair should not be reported for the same encounter. The sole exception is when the conditions are documented as unrelated to each other.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. O47.0 carries an Excludes1 note covering O60.20X1: “preterm labor (O60.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

	O47.0False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation	O60.20X1Term delivery with preterm labor, unspecified trimester, fetus 1
Billing status	Non-billable header	Billable
Classification	O00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)	O00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)
Definition	False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O47.0).	Term delivery with preterm labor, unspecified trimester, fetus 1 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (O60.201).
7th character	—	One of the following 7th characters is to be assigned to each code under subcategory O60.2. 7th character 0 is for single gestations and multiple gestations where the fetus is unspecified. 7th characters 1 through 9 are for cases of multiple gestations to identify the fetus for which the code applies. The appropriate code from category O30, Multiple gestation, must also be assigned when assigning a code from subcategory O60.2 that has a 7th character of 1 through 9.
Includes	Braxton Hicks contractions threatened labor	onset (spontaneous) of labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation

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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources