ICD-10 diagnosis code

O61 Failed induction of labour

O61 is the ICD-10 code for Failed induction of labour. 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

Subcodes of O61

O61 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

O61Försök till igångsättande av förlossningsarbetet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DO61Mislykket igangsættelse af fødsel

FinlandICD-10-FI

O61Epäonnistunut synnytyksen käynnistys

GermanyICD-10-GM

O61Misslungene Geburtseinleitung

FranceICD-10-FR

O61Echec du déclenchement du travail

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

O61mislukte inleiding van 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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