O62.1 Secondary uterine inertia

The ICD-10-CM code for Secondary uterine inertia is O62.1 (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 O62

8 codes (7 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O62.1:

• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › arrested active phase
• Dystocia › cervical (hypotonic) › secondary
• Inertia › uterus, uterine during labor › secondary
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › cesarean (for) › inertia, uterus › secondary
• Dysfunction › uterus, complicating delivery › hypotonic › secondary
• Contraction (s), contracture, contracted › uterus › inadequate › secondary
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › cervical dystocia (hypotonic) › secondary
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › inertia, uterus › secondary

Inclusion Terms

• Arrested active phase of labor
• Secondary hypotonic uterine dysfunction

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 89,405 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O62.1 among the documented diagnoses.
• 10,645 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)

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