O60.03 Preterm labor without delivery, third trimester

The ICD-10-CM code for Preterm labor without delivery, third trimester is O60.03 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Chapter

15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Section

O60-O77: Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)

Category O60

14 codes (10 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O60.03:

• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › preterm labor › third trimester › without delivery
• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › preterm labor › without delivery › third trimester

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 22,110 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O60.03 among the documented diagnoses.
• 18,325 stays listed it as the principal diagnosis.

Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool
• AHRQ — HCUP National Inpatient Sample, Frequencies by Diagnosis Code (2016–2023)