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- 2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O71.4
Obstetric high vagin*l laceration alone
- 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years) Female Dx
- O71.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursem*nt purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM O71.4 became effective on October 1, 2023.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O71.4 - other international versions of ICD-10 O71.4 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- O71.4 is applicable to maternity patients aged 12 - 55 years inclusive.
- O71.4 is applicable to female patients.
Applicable To
- Laceration of vagin*l wall without perineal laceration
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as O71.4. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- obstetric high vagin*l laceration with perineal laceration (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O70
O70.-)- O70 Perineal laceration during delivery
- O70.0 First degree perineal laceration during deliv...
- O70.1 Second degree perineal laceration during deli...
- O70.2 Third degree perineal laceration during deliv...
- O70.20 Third degree perineal laceration during deliv...
- O70.21 Third degree perineal laceration during deliv...
- O70.22 Third degree perineal laceration during deliv...
- O70.23 Third degree perineal laceration during deliv...
- O70.3 Fourth degree perineal laceration during deli...
- O70.4 Anal sphincter tear complicating delivery, no...
- O70.9 Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecif...
- O70 Perineal laceration during delivery
The following code(s) above O71.4 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to O71.4:
- O00-O9A
2024 ICD-10-CM Range O00-O9A
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumPregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Note
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Type 1 Excludes
- supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Type 2 Excludes
- mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
- obstetrical tetanus (A34)
- postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
- puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)
Use Additional
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
- O71
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O71
Other obstetric traumaOther obstetric trauma
- 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Includes
- obstetric damage from instruments
Approximate Synonyms
- Obstetric high vagin*l laceration
- Obstetric laceration, high vagin*l
ICD-10-CM O71.4 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):
- 769 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses with o.r. Procedures
- 776 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses without o.r. Procedures
Convert O71.4 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to O71.4:
- Type 1 Excludes: S31.4, N89.8, O70
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S31.4
Open wound of vagin* and vulva
- 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes
- injury to vagin* and vulva during delivery (O70.-, O71.4)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N89.8
Other specified noninflammatory disorders of vagin*
- 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code Female Dx
Applicable To
- Leukorrhea NOS
- Old vagin*l laceration
- Pessary ulcer of vagin*
Type 1 Excludes
- current obstetric trauma (O70.-, O71.4, O71.7-O71.8)
- old laceration involving muscles of pelvic floor (N81.8)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O70
Perineal laceration during delivery
- 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Includes
- episiotomy extended by laceration
Type 1 Excludes
- obstetric high vagin*l laceration alone (O71.4)
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O71.4:
- Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
- complicated O75.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O75.9
Complication of labor and delivery, unspecified
- 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code Maternity Dx (12-55 years) Female Dx
- complicated O75.9
- Injury T14.90 - see also specified injury type
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T14.90
Injury, unspecified
- 2016 2017 2018 - Converted to Parent Code 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To
- Injury NOS
- Laceration
- Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To O71.4
O70.4 Anal sphincter tear complicating delivery, not associated with third degree laceration
O70.9 Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified
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 vagin*l 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
O72 Postpartum hemorrhage
O72.0 Third-stage hemorrhage
Reimbursem*nt claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
