O71.4 Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone

Coding Notes

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Type 1 Excludes

obstetric high vaginal laceration with perineal laceration (O70.-)

Applicable To

Laceration of vaginal wall without perineal laceration

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Delivery (childbirth) (labor)
by
laceration (perineal) O70.9
rectovaginal (septum) (without perineal laceration) O71.4
vagina, vaginal (deep) (high) (without perineal laceration) O71.4
instrumental (during surgery) See Laceration, accidental complicating surgery
Laceration
Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
vagina

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Code Title
O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
O71 Other obstetric trauma
O71.4 Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone
Type 1 Excludes
obstetric high vaginal laceration with perineal laceration (O70.-)

Applicable to
Laceration of vaginal wall without perineal laceration