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ICD-10-CM Codes
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O00-O9A
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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O60-O77
Complications of labor and delivery
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O70-
Perineal laceration during delivery
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O70
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O70
Perineal laceration during delivery
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- O70 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM O70 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O70 - other international versions of ICD-10 O70 may differ.
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as O70. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
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"Includes" further defines, or give examples of, the content of the code or category.
- episiotomy extended by laceration
The following code(s) above
O70 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
O70:
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to O70:
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Type 1 Excludes: S31.4, N89.8, N90, O71.4
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S31.4
Open wound of vagina and vulva
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- injury to vagina and vulva during delivery (O70.-, O71.4)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N89.8
Other specified noninflammatory disorders of vagina
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Leukorrhea NOS
- Old vaginal laceration
- Pessary ulcer of vagina
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N90
Other noninflammatory disorders of vulva and perineum
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- anogenital (venereal) warts (A63.0)
- carcinoma in situ of vulva (D07.1)
- condyloma acuminatum (A63.0)
- current obstetric trauma (O70.-, O71.7-O71.8)
- inflammation of vulva (N76.-)
- severe dysplasia of vulva (D07.1)
- vulvar intraepithelial neoplasm III [VIN III] (D07.1)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O71.4
Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years)
Applicable To- Laceration of vaginal wall without perineal laceration
Type 1 Excludes- obstetric high vaginal laceration with perineal laceration (O70.-)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O70
O69.9 Labor and delivery complicated by cord complication, unspecified
O69.9XX0 …… not applicable or unspecified
O70
Perineal laceration during delivery
O70.0 First degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.1 Second degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.2 Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.3 Fourth degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.4 Anal sphincter tear complicating delivery, not associated with third degree laceration
O70.9 Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.