O71.4 is the ICD-10 code for Obstetric high vaginal laceration. It is a four-character subcategory of O71 (Other obstetric trauma), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block O60–O75 (Complications of labour and delivery) in Chapter XV, Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XV · O00–O99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What O71.4 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Laceration of:
- middle or upper third of vaginal wall
- vaginal sulcus
What O71.4 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- that of the lower vagina O70.-
O71.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
O71.4Obstetrisk høy vaginalrift
DO714Fødsel med høj vaginalæsion uden læsion i perineum
O71.4Erillinen synnytykseen liittyvä repeämä korkealla emättimessä
O71.4Hoher Scheidenriss unter der Geburt
O71.4Déchirure obstétricale vaginale haute
O71.4hoge vaginale-scheur, obstetrisch
O71.4Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone
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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