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Diagnosis Code

O70.9 PERINEAL LACERATION DURING DELIVERY, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: O70.9

Short Description: Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified

Long Description: Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified

The code O70.9 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)
        • O70.9 Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Central laceration during delivery
  • Genital tear resulting from childbirth
  • Injury of fascia of pelvis
  • Laceration of fascia of pelvis
  • Perineal laceration during delivery
  • Perineal laceration involving rectovaginal septum
  • Perineal laceration involving vagina
  • Trauma to perineum during delivery
  • Traumatic extension of episiotomy
  • Vaginal tear resulting from childbirth

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
O70.9 Right Arrow 664.41 Ob perineal lac NOS-del
664.44 Perineal lac NOS-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
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
O70.22 Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIb
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

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

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