Diagnosis Code: O62.4

Short Description: Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions

Long Description: Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions

The code O62.4 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
    • Abnormalities of forces of labor (O62)
      • O62.4 Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Contraction ring dystocia
• Dyscoordinate labor
• Finding of duration of uterine contraction
• Finding of strength of uterine contraction
• Hypertonic contractions
• Hypertonic lower uterine segment during labor
• Hypertonic uterine dysfunction
• Hypertonic uterine inertia
• Hypertonic uterine inertia
• Hypertonic uterine inertia with antenatal problem
• Pelvic dystocia AND/OR uterine disorder
• Persistent uterine contraction
• Retraction ring dystocia
• Tetanic contractions of uterus
• Uterine incoordination, first degree
• Uterine incoordination, second degree

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code O62.4 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Other Antepartum Diagnoses With O.r. Procedures With Mcc (817)
• Other Antepartum Diagnoses With O.r. Procedures With Cc (818)
• Other Antepartum Diagnoses With O.r. Procedures Without Cc/mcc (819)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code O62.4 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • 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
• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • dystocia (fetal) (maternal) NOS (@O66.9*)

Crosswalk Information

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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