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Category · FY2027

O71 Other obstetric trauma

  • Header · not billable

O71 is not billable. The category heads 14 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 10 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Obstetrical trauma (complicating delivery) → O71.9
  • Injuryobstetrical → O71.9
  • Trauma, traumatismobstetric → O71.9

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 15 Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  2. O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
  3. O71 Other obstetric trauma
Billable codes
14
Subdivisions
10
CC / MCC codes
6 / 3
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
125

Codes in O71

  1. O71.0
    Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of labor
    Header
    Excludes1 2

    Excludes1

    • disruption of (current) cesarean delivery wound (O90.0) O90.0
    • laceration of uterus, NEC (O71.81) O71.81
  2. O71.00
    Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, unspecified trimester
    Billable
  3. O71.02
    Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, second trimester
    BillableMCC
  4. O71.03
    Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, third trimester
    BillableMCC
  5. O71.1
    Rupture of uterus during labor
    BillableMCC
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Rupture of uterus not stated as occurring before onset of labor

    Excludes1

    • disruption of cesarean delivery wound (O90.0) O90.0
    • laceration of uterus, NEC (O71.81) O71.81
  6. O71.2
    Postpartum inversion of uterus
    BillableCC
  7. O71.3
    Obstetric laceration of cervix
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Annular detachment of cervix
  8. O71.4
    Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Laceration of vaginal wall without perineal laceration

    Excludes1

    • obstetric high vaginal laceration with perineal laceration (O70.-) O70
  9. O71.5
    Other obstetric injury to pelvic organs
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes2 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Obstetric injury to bladder
    • Obstetric injury to urethra

    Excludes2

    • obstetric periurethral trauma (O71.82) O71.82
  10. O71.6
    Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Obstetric avulsion of inner symphyseal cartilage
    • Obstetric damage to coccyx
    • Obstetric traumatic separation of symphysis (pubis)
  11. O71.7
    Obstetric hematoma of pelvis
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Obstetric hematoma of perineum
    • Obstetric hematoma of vagina
    • Obstetric hematoma of vulva
  12. O71.8
    Other specified obstetric trauma
    Header
  13. O71.81
    Laceration of uterus, not elsewhere classified
    Billable
  14. O71.82
    Other specified trauma to perineum and vulva
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Obstetric periurethral trauma
  15. O71.89
    Other specified obstetric trauma
    Billable
  16. O71.9
    Obstetric trauma, unspecified
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At O71

Includes

  • obstetric damage from instruments

Notes that also apply

Chapter 15 instructions (Notes 6, Excludes1 1, Excludes2 4, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 15 page.

Index entries

  • Obstetrical trauma (complicating delivery) → O71.9
  • Avulsion (traumatic)symphyseal cartilage (inner), complicating delivery → O71.6
  • Damagecoccyx, complicating delivery → O71.6
  • Separationpubic bone, obstetrical trauma → O71.6
  • Separationsymphysis pubis, obstetrical trauma → O71.6
  • Hematoma (traumatic) (skin surface intact)complicating delivery (perineal) (pelvic) (vagina) (vulva) → O71.7
  • Tear, torn (traumatic)periurethral tissue, obstetrical trauma → O71.82
  • Obstetrical trauma (complicating delivery)specified type NEC → O71.89
  • Injuryobstetrical → O71.9
  • Trauma, traumatismduring delivery → O71.9
  • Trauma, traumatismobstetric → O71.9
  • Rupture, ruptureduterus (traumatic)before labor → O71.0-
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)uterusobstetrical trauma → O71.1
  • Rupture, ruptureduterus (traumatic)during or after labor → O71.1
  • Rupture, ruptureduterus (traumatic)pregnant (during labor) → O71.1
  • Extroversionuteruscomplicating delivery → O71.2
  • Inversionuterus (chronic) (postinfectional) (postpartal, old)postpartum → O71.2
  • Detachmentcervix, annularcomplicating delivery → O71.3
  • Lacerationcervix (uteri)obstetrical trauma (current) → O71.3
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)cervix (uteri)obstetrical trauma → O71.3
  • Rupture, rupturedcervix (uteri)obstetrical trauma → O71.3
  • Tear, torn (traumatic)cervixobstetrical trauma (current) → O71.3
  • Lacerationvaginaduring delivery → O71.4
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)vaginaobstetrical trauma → O71.4
  • Injurybladder (sphincter)at delivery → O71.5
  • Injurybladder (sphincter)obstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Injuryurethra (sphincter)at delivery → O71.5
  • Lacerationbladderobstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Lacerationbowelobstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Lacerationurethraobstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)bladder (urinary)obstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)bowelobstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)colonobstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)ileumobstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)intestine NECobstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)jejunum, jejunalobstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)rectumobstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)sigmoidobstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)urethraobstetrical trauma → O71.5
  • Rupture, rupturedbladder (sphincter) (nontraumatic) (spontaneous)obstetrical trauma → O71.5

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