O70.2Non-billable
Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
Chapter 15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Inclusion Terms
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Inclusion Terms
Coding Guidance
O70.2 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for procedure repair obstetric vaginal laceration
procedure repair obstetric vaginal laceration
View TemplatesObstetric Vaginal Laceration Repair
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Includes
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Includes
From O70:
- •episiotomy extended by laceration
Excludes1
2 items
Excludes1
From O00-O9A:
- •supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)
Excludes2
4 items
Excludes2
Use Additional Code
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Use Additional Code
From O00-O9A:
- •code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.
Notes
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Notes
From O00-O9A:
- •CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- •Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- •Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- •1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- •2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- •3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery