O42.01
Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture
O42.01 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are O42.011 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, first trimester; O42.012 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, second trimester; O42.013 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, third trimester and O42.019 Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, unspecified trimester. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 4 Excludes2 entries.
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
The trimester character comes from the provider's documentation for the current encounter. The unspecified trimester code should rarely be used.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (4 notes)
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Premature rupture of membranes before 37 completed weeks of gestation
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (6 notes)
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry
More specific codes under O42.01 4
- O42.011Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, first trimesterBillable
- O42.012Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, second trimesterBillable
- O42.013Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, third trimesterBillable
- O42.019Preterm premature rupture of membranes, onset of labor within 24 hours of rupture, unspecified trimesterBillable