O62.4 – Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions
ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code · Complications of labor and delivery
ICD-10-CM code
O62.4
- Code
O62.4(claims format:O624)- Description
- Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine 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 O62.4
Applicable to:
- Cervical spasm
- Contraction ring dystocia
- Dyscoordinate labor
- Hour-glass contraction of uterus
- Hypertonic uterine dysfunction
- Incoordinate uterine action
- Tetanic contractions
- Uterine dystocia NOS
- Uterine spasm
Excludes1 (not coded here):
- dystocia (fetal) (maternal) NOS (O66.9)
Index terms for O62.4
Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:
- Bandl's ring
- Ring, Bandl's
- Contraction, ring
- Dystocia, uterine NEC
- Retraction, ring, uterus
- Dystocia, contraction ring
- Constriction, ring dystocia
- Contraction, uterus, clonic
- Contraction, uterus, tetanic
- Contraction, hourglass, uterus
- Contraction, uterus, hourglass
- Contraction, uterus, hypertonic
- Spasm, uterus, complicating labor
- Contraction, uterus, incoordinate
- Contraction, uterus, dyscoordinate
- Spasm, cervix, complicating delivery
- Incoordinate, incoordination, uterus
- Ring, retraction, uterus, pathological
- Delivery, complicated, by, Bandl's ring
- Delivery, complicated, by, spasm, cervix
- Ring, contraction, complicating delivery
- Delivery, complicated, by, tetanic uterus
- Delivery, cesarean, incoordinate uterine action
- Hypertony, hypertonia, hypertonicity, uterus, uterine
- Dysfunction, uterus, complicating delivery, hypertonic
Related codes in O62
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10 code O62.4?
O62.4 is the ICD-10-CM code for hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions, in the block O60-O77 (Complications of labor and delivery).
Is O62.4 a billable code?
Yes. O62.4 is a billable/specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
What category does O62.4 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.