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O47.0 vs O60.22

O47.0 (False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation) compared with O60.22 (Term delivery with preterm labor, second trimester), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. O47.0 carries an Excludes1 note covering O60.22: “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).

No — do not report together. O60.22 carries an Excludes1 note covering O47.0: “false labor (O47.0-)”

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

No — do not report together. O60.22 carries an Excludes1 note covering O47.0: “threatened labor NOS (O47.0-)”

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 gestationO60.22Term delivery with preterm labor, second trimester
Billing statusNon-billable headerNon-billable header
ClassificationO00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (O00-O9A)
DefinitionFalse labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O47.0).Term delivery with preterm labor, second trimester is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (O60.22).
7th characterOne 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

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