O70

O70: Perineal laceration during delivery

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O70 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for perineal laceration during delivery. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

obstetric high vaginal laceration alone (O71.4)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

episiotomy extended by laceration

Other codes that can never be billed with O70

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

N89.8Other specified noninflammatory disorders of vagina
N90Other noninflammatory disorders of vulva and perineum
O71.4Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone
O70.1Second degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.2Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.4Anal sphincter tear complicating delivery, not associated with third degree laceration
S31.4Open wound of vagina and vulva

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead O70

6 child codes. Green means billable.