ICD-10-CM Codes
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery
O71- Other obstetric trauma
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O71

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O71

Other obstetric trauma

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2017

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2019

2020

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2022

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

O71 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM O71 became effective on October 1, 2021.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O71 - other international versions of ICD-10 O71 may differ.

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obstetric damage from instruments

The following code(s) above O71 contain annotation back-references

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Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
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that may be applicable to O71:

O00-O9A
2022 ICD-10-CM Range O00-O9A
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Note
- 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
Type 1 Excludes
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Type 2 Excludes
- mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
- puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Use Additional
- code from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to O71:

Type 1 Excludes: S37
, S37.6

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S37
Injury of urinary and pelvic organs
Code Also
- any associated open wound (S31.-)
Type 1 Excludes
- obstetric trauma to pelvic organs (O71.-)
Type 2 Excludes
- injury of peritoneum (S36.81)
- injury of retroperitoneum (S36.89-)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S37.6
Injury of uterus
Type 1 Excludes
- injury to gravid uterus (O9A.2-)
- injury to uterus during delivery (O71.-)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O71

O70.0 First degree perineal laceration during delivery

O70.1 Second degree perineal laceration during delivery

O70.2 Third degree perineal laceration during delivery

O70.20 …… unspecified

O70.21 …… IIIa

O70.22 …… IIIb

O70.23 …… IIIc

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

O71 Other obstetric trauma

O71.0 Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of labor

O71.00 Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, unspecified trimester

O71.02 Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, second trimester

O71.03 Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, third trimester

O71.1 Rupture of uterus during labor

O71.2 Postpartum inversion of uterus

O71.3 Obstetric laceration of cervix

O71.4 Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone

O71.5 Other obstetric injury to pelvic organs

O71.6 Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O71

Other obstetric trauma

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Injury of urinary and pelvic organs

Injury of uterus