O71.0

O71.0: Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of labor

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O71.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of labor. 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.

disruption of (current) cesarean delivery wound (O90.0)
laceration of uterus, NEC (O71.81)

Other codes that can never be billed with O71.0

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

O90.0Disruption of cesarean delivery wound
S37Injury of urinary and pelvic organs
S37.6Injury of uterus

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 O71.0

3 child codes. Green means billable.

O71.00Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, unspecified trimester
O71.02Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, second trimester
O71.03Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, third trimester

Other codes under O71

O71.1Rupture of uterus during labor
O71.2Postpartum inversion of uterus
O71.3Obstetric laceration of cervix
O71.4Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone
O71.5Other obstetric injury to pelvic organs
O71.6Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments
O71.7Obstetric hematoma of pelvis
O71.8Other specified obstetric trauma
O71.9Obstetric trauma, unspecified