2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O71.2

Postpartum inversion of uterus

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years) Female Dx
  • O71.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM O71.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O71.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 O71.2 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
  • O71.2 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 - 55 years inclusive.
  • O71.2 is applicable to female patients.
The following code(s) above O71.2 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 O71.2:
  • O00-O9A
    2023 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
  • O71
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O71

    Other obstetric trauma

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Includes
    • obstetric damage from instruments
    Other obstetric trauma
Approximate Synonyms
  • Inversion of uterus, postpartum (after childbirth) condition
  • Postpartum uterine inversion
ICD-10-CM O71.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 769 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses with o.r. Procedures
  • 776 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses without o.r. Procedures

Convert O71.2 to ICD-9-CM

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
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to O71.2:
  • Type 1 Excludes: N85.5
    , N85.5
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N85.5

    Inversion of uterus

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Female Dx
    Type 1 Excludes
    • current obstetric trauma (O71.2)
    • postpartum inversion of uterus (O71.2)
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N85.5

    Inversion of uterus

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Female Dx
    Type 1 Excludes
    • current obstetric trauma (O71.2)
    • postpartum inversion of uterus (O71.2)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O71.2:
  • Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
    • complicated O75.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O75.9

      Complication of labor and delivery, unspecified

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years) Female Dx
      • by
        • inversion, uterus O71.2
  • Extroversion
    • uterus N81.4
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N81.4

      Uterovaginal prolapse, unspecified

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Female Dx
      Applicable To
      • Prolapse of uterus NOS
      • complicating delivery O71.2
  • Inversion
    • uterus (chronic) (postinfectional) (postpartal, old) N85.5
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N85.5

      Inversion of uterus

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Female Dx
      Type 1 Excludes
      • current obstetric trauma (O71.2)
      • postpartum inversion of uterus (O71.2)
      • postpartum O71.2

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O71.2
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
O71.7 Obstetric hematoma of pelvis
O71.8 Other specified obstetric trauma
O71.81 Laceration of uterus, not elsewhere classified
O71.82 Other specified trauma to perineum and vulva
O71.89 Other specified obstetric trauma
O71.9 Obstetric trauma, unspecified

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