O61.9 Failed induction of labor, unspecified

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 817-819 in MDC 14.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 659.11 Failed medical or unspecified induction of labor, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Maternity diagnoses (age 9 through 64): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 9 through 64.

Diagnosis Index entries for O61.9

• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › cesarean (for) › failed › induction of labor
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › failed › induction of labor
• Failure, failed › induction (of labor)
• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › failed induction of labor

Nearby codes

• O61 Failed induction of labor
• O61.0 Failed medical induction of labor
• O61.1 Failed instrumental induction of labor
• O61.8 Other failed induction of labor
• O61.9 Failed induction of labor, unspecified (this code)