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Diagnosis Code

O70.22 THIRD DEGREE PERINEAL LACERATION DURING DELIVERY, IIIB


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: O70.22

Short Description: Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIb

Long Description: Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIb

The code O70.22 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
    • Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
      • Perineal laceration during delivery (O70)
        • O70.22 Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIb

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code O70.22 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Third degree perineal laceration during delivery with more than 50% external anal sphincter (EAS) thickness torn

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
O70.22 Right Arrow 664.21 Del w 3 deg lacerat-del
664.24 Del w 3 deg lac-postpart

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
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
O70.20 Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified
O70.21 Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIa
O70.23 Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, 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

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

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