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6. O70.20

O70.20 - Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified

• Applicable to Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM O70.20 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of O70.20 - other international versions of ICD10 O70.20 may differ.
• O70.20 is a Billable / Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

The following codes above O70.20 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to O70.20:

• 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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