O62.0 – Primary inadequate contractions
ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code · Complications of labor and delivery
ICD-10-CM code
O62.0
- Code
O62.0(claims format:O620)- Description
- Primary inadequate contractions
- Billable
- Yes – valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
- Valid for
- Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)
- Chapter
- 15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- Block
- O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery
- Parent codes
- O62
Notes for O62.0
Applicable to:
- Failure of cervical dilatation
- Primary hypotonic uterine dysfunction
- Uterine inertia during latent phase of labor
Index terms for O62.0
Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:
- Dystocia, cervical, primary
- Contraction, uterus, inadequate, primary
- Delivery, cesarean, poor dilatation, cervix
- Delivery, cesarean, inertia, uterus, primary
- Failure, failed, cervical dilatation in labor
- Inertia, uterus, uterine during labor, primary
- Delivery, complicated, by, incomplete dilatation
- Delivery, complicated, by, inertia, uterus, primary
- Delivery, complicated, by, uterine inertia, primary
- Delivery, complicated, by, cervical dystocia, primary
- Dysfunction, uterus, complicating delivery, hypotonic, primary
- Dilatation, cervix, incomplete, poor, slow complicating delivery
- Inertia, uterus, uterine during labor, during latent phase of labor
- Delivery, complicated, by, dysfunction, uterus NOS, hypotonic, primary
- Delivery, complicated, by, dilatation, cervix incomplete, poor or slow
- Delivery, complicated, by, inertia, uterus, during latent phase of labor
- Delivery, complicated, by, uterine inertia, during latent phase of labor
Related codes in O62
- O62.1 – Secondary uterine inertiaBillable
- O62.2 – Other uterine inertiaBillable
- O62.3 – Precipitate laborBillable
- O62.4 – Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractionsBillable
- O62.8 – Other abnormalities of forces of laborBillable
- O62.9 – Abnormality of forces of labor, unspecifiedBillable
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10 code O62.0?
O62.0 is the ICD-10-CM code for primary inadequate contractions, in the block O60-O77 (Complications of labor and delivery).
Is O62.0 a billable code?
Yes. O62.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
What category does O62.0 belong to?
It belongs to category O62 – Abnormalities of forces of labor.
Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code files, tabular list and index. Reference only – code assignment must follow the official ICD-10-CM guidelines and documentation in the medical record.