O75.82

O75.82: Onset (spontaneous) of labor after 37 completed weeks of gestation but before 39 completed weeks gestation, with delivery by (planned) cesarean section

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O75.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for onset (spontaneous) of labor after 37 completed weeks of gestation but before 39 completed weeks gestation, with delivery by (planned) cesarean section. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

to specify reason for planned cesarean section such as:
cephalopelvic disproportion (normally formed fetus) (O33.9)
previous cesarean delivery (O34.21-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Delivery by (planned) cesarean section occurring after 37 completed weeks of gestation but before 39 completed weeks gestation due to (spontaneous) onset of labor

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above O75.82

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on O75: Other complications of labor and delivery, not elsewhere classified

puerperal (postpartum) infection (O86.-)
puerperal (postpartum) sepsis (O85)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Delivery›cesarean›occurring after 37 completed weeks of gestation but before 39 completed weeks gestation due to onset of labor(spontaneous)
Delivery›cesarean›planned, occurring after 37 completed weeks of gestation but before 39 completed weeks gestation due to onset of labor(spontaneous)
Pregnancy›complicated by›onset cesarean section(spontaneous) of labor after 37 completed weeks of gestation but before 39 completed weeks gestation, with delivery by (planned)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.