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O60.003 ICD-10-CA code: Preterm labour without delivery, antepartum condition or complication

O60.003 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Preterm labour without delivery, antepartum condition or complication” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

O60.003

Preterm labour without delivery, antepartum condition or complication

Short description: Preterm labour undelivered

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written O60003

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to O60.003. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Labor, premature or preterm, induced, without delivery
  • Labor, premature or preterm, spontaneous, without delivery
  • Labor, early onset (before 37 completed weeks of gestation), induced, without delivery
  • Labor, early onset (before 37 completed weeks of gestation), spontaneous, without delivery
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine), complicated by, onset of contractions before 37 weeks' gestation, without delivery

Notes for O60.003

As CIHI prints them, with any note O60.003 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • Certain diseases or injuries complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium classified elsewhere:external causes (for mortality) (V,W,X,Y)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88.1, T88.6-T98)mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)obstetrical tetanus (A34)postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)supervision of:• high-risk pregnancy (Z35.-)• normal pregnancy (Z34.-)From Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)

Note

  • The codes included in this chapter are to be used for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)From Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)

Where O60.003 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)
  2. 2Block O60-O75Complications of labour and delivery
  3. 3Category O60Preterm labour and delivery
  4. 4Subcategory O60.0Preterm labour without delivery
  5. 5Valid code O60.003Preterm labour without delivery, antepartum condition or complication

Source and release

Data release
ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
Effective date
Apr 1, 2026
Publisher
CIHI

This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.

See O60.003 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code O60.003 mean?

O60.003 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Preterm labour without delivery, antepartum condition or complication” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is O60.003 in ICD-10-CA?

O60.003 sits under O60.0 Preterm labour without delivery, within O60 Preterm labour and delivery, within O60-O75 Complications of labour and delivery, within Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99).

What coding notes apply to O60.003?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Note, Excludes notes for O60.003, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.

Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?

It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.