O70 is the ICD-10 code for Perineal laceration during delivery. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block O60–O75 (Complications of labour and delivery) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XV · O00–O99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What O70 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- episiotomy extended by laceration
What O70 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of O70
O70 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DO70Bristning af mellemkød og slimhinder ved fødsel
- DO704Isoleret læsion af rektal- og analslimhinden ved fødsel
O70Välilihan repeytyminen synnytyksen aikana
O70Dammriss unter der Geburt
O70Déchirure obstétricale du périnée
O70perineumruptuur tijdens bevalling
Listed through more specific codes:
- O70.4Anal sphincter tear complicating delivery, not associated with third degree laceration
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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