O60 is the ICD-10 code for Preterm labour and delivery. It is a three-character category divided into 4 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block O60–O75 (Complications of labour and delivery) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XV · O00–O99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What O60 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Onset (spontaneous) of labour before 37 completed weeks of gestation
Subcodes of O60
O60 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DO60Veer før termin
- DO609For tidlig fødsel UNS
O60Ennenaikaisesti käynnistynyt synnytys
O60Vorzeitige Wehen und Entbindung
O60Travail prématuré [avant terme]
O60voortijdige weeën en bevalling
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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