- O70.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM O70.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O70.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 O70.0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM O70.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 769 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses with o. R. Procedures
- 776 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses without o. R. Procedures
Applicable To
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear involving fourchette during delivery
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear involving labia during delivery
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear involving skin during delivery
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear involving vagina during delivery
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear involving vulva during delivery
- Slight perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O70.0:
- fourchette > laceration (perineal) O70.9
- hymen > laceration (perineal) O70.9
- labia > laceration (perineal) O70.9
- first degree > perineum, perineal O70.9
- skin > perineum, perineal O70.9
- slight > perineum, perineal O70.9
- with perineum > vagina, vaginal (deep) (high) (without perineal laceration) O71.4
- vulva > laceration (perineal) O70.9
- fourchette > Laceration
- complicating delivery > fourchette O70.0
- first degree > during delivery O70.9
- complicating delivery > vulva S31.41
- vulva complicating delivery > Rupture, ruptured
- vulva, complicating delivery > Tear, torn (traumatic)