O70.1 Second degree perineal laceration during delivery

Coding Notes

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Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

perineal laceration involving anal sphincter (O70.2)

Applicable To

Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.0, also involving pelvic floor
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.0, also involving perineal muscles
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.0, also involving vaginal muscles

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Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
by
laceration (perineal) O70.9
pelvic
vagina, vaginal (deep) (high) (without perineal laceration) O71.4
Laceration
floor See also Laceration, back, lower
perineum
Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
pelvic
Rupture, ruptured
pelvic
Tear, torn (traumatic) See also Laceration
pelvic

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Code Title
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
O70 Perineal laceration during delivery
O70.1 Second degree perineal laceration during delivery
Type 1 Excludes
perineal laceration involving anal sphincter (O70.2)

Applicable to
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.0, also involving pelvic floor
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.0, also involving perineal muscles
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.0, also involving vaginal muscles