ICD-10 diagnosis code

O61.0 Failed medical induction of labour

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O61.0 is the ICD-10 code for Failed medical induction of labour. It is a four-character subcategory of O61 (Failed induction of labour), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block O60–O75 (Complications of labour and delivery) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XV · O00–O99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What O61.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Failed induction (of labour) by:
    • oxytocin
    • prostaglandins

O61.0 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

O61.0Försök till medicinskt igångsättande av värkarbetet

  • O61.0AFörsök till medicinskt igångsättande av värkarbetet: förlossning inom 48 timmar
  • O61.0BFörsök till medicinskt igångsättande av värkarbetet, förlossning efter mer än 48 timmar, inkl. misslyckad induktion
  • O61.0XFörsök till medicinskt igångsättande av värkarbetet: ospecificerad tid till förlossning
NorwayICD-10-NO

O61.0Mislykket medikamentell induksjon av fødsel

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DO610Mislykket medikamentel igangsættelse af fødsel

  • DO610AMislykket igangsættelse af fødsel med prostaglandin
  • DO610BMislykket igangsættelse af fødsel med oxytocin
FinlandICD-10-FI

O61.0Epäonnistunut synnytyksen käynnistys lääkkeiden avulla

GermanyICD-10-GM

O61.0Misslungene medikamentöse Geburtseinleitung

FranceICD-10-FR

O61.0Échec du déclenchement médical du travail

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

O61.0mislukte medicamenteuze-inleiding van bevalling

United StatesICD-10-CM

O61.0Failed medical induction of labor

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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