O70Perineal laceration during delivery
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
Coding Notes
Includes
- episiotomy extended by laceration
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- obstetric high vaginal laceration alone (O71.4)
Subcategories (6)
- 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 comp del, not assoc w third degree lac
- O70.9 Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified