O70.2 - Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
- Applicable to Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
- The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM O70.2 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD10-CM version of O70.2 - other international versions of ICD10 O70.2 may differ.
- O70.2 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- O70.2 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- O70.2 - Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
- O70.2 - Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
- O70.20 - Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified
- O70.21 - Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIa
- O70.22 - Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIb
- O70.23 - Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIc
Inclusion Term
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving anal sphincter
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving rectovaginal septum
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving sphincter NOS
Type 1 Excludes
- anal sphincter tear during delivery without third degree perineal laceration (O70.4)
- perineal laceration involving anal or rectal mucosa (O70.3)
The following codes above O70.2 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to O70.2:
Chapter: O00-O9A Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Section: O60-O77 Complications of labor and delivery
Category: O70 Perineal laceration during delivery
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
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