Is O70.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. O70.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does O70.9 sit in the tabular list?

Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77).

O70.9

O70.9 — Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O70.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

O70.9 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How O70.9 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to O70.9.

Laceration›central, complicating delivery(perineal)
Delivery›complicated›by›laceration(perineal)
Injury›instrumental›obstetrical›perineal NOS
Laceration›perineum›female›during delivery
Delivery›complicated›by›laceration›perineum, perineal

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O70. If O70.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about O70.9

Is O70.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. O70.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does O70.9 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77).