O47.0
Header — not billableFalse labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation
The ICD-10 code for false labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation is O47.0.
O47.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- O47.1False labor at or after 37 completed weeks of gestation
- O47.9False labor, unspecified
- O47.0False labor before 37 completed weeks of gestationnon-billable header