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O71.8

O71.8: Other specified obstetric trauma

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

O71.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified obstetric trauma. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with O71.8

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

  • M62.0Separation of muscle (nontraumatic)
  • N89.8Other specified noninflammatory disorders of vagina
  • N90Other noninflammatory disorders of vulva and perineum
  • O71.0Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of labor
  • O71.1Rupture of uterus during labor
  • 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 O71.8

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under O71

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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