O62.2 Other uterine inertia

The ICD-10-CM code for Other uterine inertia is O62.2 (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 O62.2:

• Desultory labor
• Dystocia › cervical (hypotonic)
• Irregular, irregularity › labor
• Poor › contractions, labor
• Atonia, atony, atonic › uterus (during labor)
• Inertia › uterus, uterine during labor
• Contraction (s), contracture, contracted › uterus › hypotonic NEC
• Contraction (s), contracture, contracted › uterus › poor

Inclusion Terms

• Atony of uterus without hemorrhage
• Atony of uterus NOS
• Desultory labor
• Hypotonic uterine dysfunction NOS
• Irregular labor
• Poor contractions
• Slow slope active phase of labor
• Uterine inertia NOS

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 75,520 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O62.2 among the documented diagnoses.
• 5,250 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)