O62.4
BillableHypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions
Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Cervical spasm
- Contraction ring dystocia
- Dyscoordinate labor
- Hour-glass contraction of uterus
- Hypertonic uterine dysfunction
- Incoordinate uterine action
- Tetanic contractions
- Uterine dystocia NOS
- Uterine spasm
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Related Codes(6)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(160)
SNOMED CT
- Uterine incoordination, second degree6891008
- Tetanic contractions of uterus8393005
- Tetanic uterine contractions8393005
- Dyscoordinate labor18606002
- Dyscoordinate labour18606002
- Incoordinate uterine action18606002
- Incoordinate uterine activity18606002
- Uterine incoordination18606002
- Uterine incoordination, first degree23508005
- Hypertonic uterine activity34981006
- Hypertonic uterine dysfunction34981006
- Uterine hyperstimulation34981006
- Uterine hypertonus34981006
- Uterine polysystole34981006
- Uterine tachysystole34981006
- Contraction ring62129004
- Contraction ring dystocia62129004
- Hourglass contraction of uterus62129004
- Hourglass uterine contraction62129004
- Bandl's ring79414005
- Bandl's ring dystocia79414005
- Pathological retraction ring79414005
- Retraction ring dystocia79414005
- Uterine retraction ring79414005
- Pelvic dystocia AND/OR uterine disorder106010004
- Hypertonic lower uterine segment during labor249148008
- Hypertonic lower uterine segment during labour249148008
- Hypertonic uterine inertia267265005
- Finding of strength of uterine contraction289714000
- Observation of strength of uterine contraction289714000
- Finding of duration of uterine contraction289723002
- Observation of duration of uterine contraction289723002
- Hypertonic contractions289725009
- Persistent uterine contraction289735003
- Disorder of fetus due to uterine dystocia1263612000
- Fetal disorder due to uterine dystocia1263612000
- Fetal disorder due to hypertonic uterine contractions1263615003
- Fetal disorder due to hypertonic uterine dysfunction1263615003
- Fetal disorder due to maternal contraction ring1263616002
- Fetal disorder due to maternal disorder of labor1269067008
- Fetal disorder due to maternal disorder of labour1269067008
UMLS
- Abnormal uterine contractionC0013420
- Uterine contractions abnormalC0013420
- Uterine contractions abnormal NOSC0013420
- Uterine dystociaC0013420
- Uterine dystocia NOSC0013420
- Bandl's ringC0341974
- Bandl's ring dystociaC0341974
- Contraction ringC0341974
- Contraction ring dystociaC0341974
- Contraction ring dystocia (disorder)C0341974
- Hourglass contraction of uterusC0341974
- Hourglass uterine contractionC0341974
- Pathological retraction ringC0341974
- Retraction ring dystociaC0341974
- Retraction ring dystocia (disorder)C0341974
- Uterine retraction ringC0341974
- bandl's ringC0341974
- retraction ringC0341974
- Cervical spasmC0269837
- Spasm uterine cervixC0269837
- cervical spasmC0269837
- Dyscoordinate laborC0269839
- Dyscoordinate labor (disorder)C0269839
- Dyscoordinate labourC0269839
- Incoordinate uterine actionC0269839
- Incoordinate uterine activityC0269839
- Uterine incoordinationC0269839
- Hour-glass contraction of uterusC2909202
- Hypertonic uterine activityC0269842
- Hypertonic uterine contractionC0269842
- Hypertonic uterine dysfunctionC0269842
- Hypertonic uterine dysfunction (disorder)C0269842
- Uterine hyperstimulationC0269842
- Uterine hypertonusC0269842
- Uterine polysystoleC0269842
- Uterine tachysystoleC0269842
- contractions hypertonic uterineC0269842
- hypertonic uterine dysfunctionC0269842
- uterine hyperstimulationC0269842
- Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractionsC0495255
- Spasm of uterusC0151998
- Spasm of uterus (finding)C0151998
- Spasm uterineC0151998
- Uterine spasmC0151998
- spasms uterineC0151998
- uterine spasmC0151998
- Tetanic ContractionC0269841
- Tetanic contractionsC0269841
- Tetanic contractions of uterusC0269841
- Tetanic contractions of uterus (disorder)C0269841
- Tetanic uterine contractionC0269841
- Tetanic uterine contractionsC0269841
- tetanic contractionC0269841
- tetanic contractionsC0269841
Clinical Terms
- Dyscoordinate labor
- Retraction ring dystocia
- Hypertonic lower uterine segment during labour
- Spasm uterine
- Hypertonic uterine inertia
- Hypertonic uterine contraction
- Cervical spasm
- Uterine hyperstimulation
- Dyscoordinate labor (disorder)
- Observation of strength of uterine contraction
- Spasm of uterus
- Uterine incoordination, first degree
- Uterine contractions abnormal
- Tetanic contractions of uterus (disorder)
- Hypertonic uterine activity
- tetanic contraction
- Uterine retraction ring
- Spasm of uterus (finding)
- Fetal disorder due to maternal disorder of labour
- Uterine dystocia NOS
- retraction ring
- uterine spasm
- Hourglass uterine contraction
- Disorder of fetus due to uterine dystocia
- Pelvic dystocia AND/OR uterine disorder
- Uterine incoordination, second degree
- Retraction ring dystocia (disorder)
- Fetal disorder due to maternal contraction ring
- Fetal disorder due to uterine dystocia
- Tetanic uterine contractions
- Fetal disorder due to hypertonic uterine contractions
- Dyscoordinate labour
- Uterine hypertonus
- Abnormal uterine contraction
- Bandl's ring dystocia
- Contraction ring dystocia (disorder)
- Uterine contractions abnormal NOS
- Uterine dystocia
- Uterine polysystole
- Hour-glass contraction of uterus
- contractions hypertonic uterine
- Observation of duration of uterine contraction
- Hypertonic uterine dysfunction (disorder)
- tetanic contractions
- Uterine tachysystole
- Contraction ring
- Incoordinate uterine action
- Pathological retraction ring
- Tetanic contractions of uterus
- Uterine incoordination
- Spasm uterine cervix
- Tetanic uterine contraction
- bandl's ring
- Finding of duration of uterine contraction
- Fetal disorder due to maternal disorder of labor
- spasms uterine
- hypertonic uterine dysfunction
- Contraction ring dystocia
- Persistent uterine contraction
- Incoordinate uterine activity
- Hourglass contraction of uterus
- Fetal disorder due to hypertonic uterine dysfunction
- Hypertonic lower uterine segment during labor
- Hypertonic contractions
- Finding of strength of uterine contraction
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions?
The ICD-10-CM code for hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions is O62.4. The full clinical description is "Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions". O62.4 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code O62.4 mean?
ICD-10-CM code O62.4 represents “Hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions”. It is classified under Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is O62.4 a billable code?
Yes, O62.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is O62.4 in?
O62.4 is in Chapter 15: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium (codes O00-O9A).
What codes cannot be used with O62.4?
O62.4 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-); dystocia (fetal) (maternal) NOS (O66.9).
Are additional codes required with O62.4?
Yes, when using O62.4, also report: code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known..
What SNOMED CT codes does O62.4 map to?
O62.4 maps to 18 SNOMED CT concepts: 79414005, 62129004, 1263612000, 18606002, 1263615003, and 13 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for O62.4?
O62.4 is linked to 9 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0013420, C0341974, C0269837, C0269839, C2909202, and 4 more. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does O62.4 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like hypertonic, incoordinate, and prolonged uterine contractions affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of O62.4?
O62.4 maps to the ICD-11 code: JB02.4 (Hypertonic, incoordinate, or prolonged uterine contractions).
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