Perineal laceration during delivery - O70
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code O70 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- episiotomy extended by laceration
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- obstetric high vaginal laceration alone (O71.4)
These ranges represents subcategories of Perineal laceration during delivery. The "O70" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- O70.0 - First degree perineal laceration during delivery
- O70.1 - Second 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
- O70.3 - Fourth degree perineal laceration during delivery
- O70.4 - Anal sphincter tear complicating delivery, not associated with third degree laceration
- O70.9 - Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified