O47.0 – False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation

Code

O47.0 (claims format: O470)

Description

False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation

Billable

No – use a more specific code below

Valid for

Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)

Chapter

15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Block

O30-O48 Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems

Parent codes

O47

Billable codes under O47.0

O47.0 is a header code and cannot be used on claims. Choose the most specific code:

• O47.00 – False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation, unspecified trimesterBillable
• O47.02 – False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation, second trimesterBillable
• O47.03 – False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation, third trimesterBillable

Notes inherited from parent codes

Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.

O47 – False labor

Index terms for O47.0

Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:

• False, labor, before 37 completed weeks of gestation
• Threatened, labor, before 37 completed weeks of gestation
• Pregnancy, complicated by, false labor, before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy
• Pregnancy, complicated by, threatened, labor, before 37 completed weeks of gestation

Related codes in O47

• O47.1 – False labor at or after 37 completed weeks of gestationBillable
• O47.9 – False labor, unspecifiedBillable