644.21 EARLY ONSET DELIVERY-DEL


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 644.21

Short Description: Early onset delivery-del

Long Description: Early onset of delivery, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition

Code Classification:

  • Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (630–679)
    • Complications mainly related to pregnancy (640-649)
      • 644 Early or threatened labor
        • 644.21 Early onset delivery-del

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses (age 12 through 55)

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 644.21 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
644.21 Right Arrow O60.12X0 Preterm labor second tri w preterm delivery second tri, unsp
O60.13X0 Preterm labor second tri w preterm delivery third tri, unsp
O60.14X0 Preterm labor third tri w preterm delivery third tri, unsp
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
644.00 Threatened premature labor, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
644.03 Threatened premature labor, antepartum condition or complication
644.10 Other threatened labor, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable
644.13 Other threatened labor, antepartum condition or complication
644.20 Early onset of delivery, unspecified as to episode of care or not applicable


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014