Is O71.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. O71.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does O71.7 sit in the tabular list?

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

O71.7

O71.7 — Obstetric hematoma of pelvis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O71.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for obstetric hematoma of pelvis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Obstetric hematoma of perineum
Obstetric hematoma of vagina
Obstetric hematoma of vulva

Other codes that can never be billed with O71.7

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at O71.7. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading O71.7 alone.

N89.8Other specified noninflammatory disorders of vagina
N90Other noninflammatory disorders of vulva and perineum

Risk adjustment

O71.7 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 O71.7 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 O71.7.

Hematoma›complicating delivery(perineal) (pelvic) (vagina) (vulva)
Hematoma›pelvis›obstetric
Hematoma›perineal›complicating delivery
Hematoma›vagina›complicating delivery
Hematoma›vulva›complicating delivery
Delivery›complicated›by›hematoma
Delivery›complicated›by›hematoma›ischial spine
Delivery›complicated›by›hematoma›pelvic
Delivery›complicated›by›hematoma›vagina
Delivery›complicated›by›hematoma›vulva or perineum

Related codes at this level

Codes that share O71. If O71.7 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about O71.7

Is O71.7 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. O71.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does O71.7 sit in the tabular list?: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77).