Diagnosis Code

O71.6 OBSTETRIC DAMAGE TO PELVIC JOINTS AND LIGAMENTS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: O71.6

Short Description: Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments

Long Description: Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments

The code O71.6 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
      • Other obstetric trauma (O71)
        • O71.6 Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Avulsion of inner symphyseal cartilage during delivery
  • Damage to coccyx during delivery
  • Damage to pelvic joints AND/OR ligaments during delivery
  • Damage to pelvic joints AND/OR ligaments during delivery
  • Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments with postnatal problem
  • Obstetric pelvic joint damage
  • Obstetric pelvic joint damage
  • Obstetric pelvic ligament damage
  • Separation of symphysis pubis during delivery
  • Traumatic pubic symphysis separation

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code O71.6 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Obstetric avulsion of inner symphyseal cartilage
    • Obstetric damage to coccyx
    • Obstetric traumatic separation of symphysis (pubis)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
O71.6 Right Arrow 665.61 Damage to pelvic jt-del
665.64 Damage pelvic jt-postpar

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
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
O71.7 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


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023