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6. O70.2

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.

• 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

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