Diagnosis Code

O71.3 OBSTETRIC LACERATION OF CERVIX


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: O71.3

Short Description: Obstetric laceration of cervix

Long Description: Obstetric laceration of cervix

The code O71.3 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)
        • O71.3 Obstetric laceration of cervix

This code is valid for maternity diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cervical laceration
  • Cervical laceration
  • Genital tear resulting from childbirth
  • Genital tear resulting from childbirth
  • Laceration of cervix - obstetric
  • Laceration of cervix - obstetric
  • Laceration of uterus
  • Laceration of uterus
  • Obstetric laceration of cervix with postnatal problem
  • Open injury of uterus
  • Open injury of uterus
  • Uterine laceration during delivery
  • Uterine laceration during delivery

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code O71.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Annular detachment of cervix

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
O71.3 Right Arrow 665.31 Lacerat of cervix-deliv
665.34 Lacer of cervix-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
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
O71.4 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


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