ICD-10 diagnosis code
O81.5 Delivery by combination of forceps and vacuum extractor
O81.5 is the ICD-10 code for Delivery by combination of forceps and vacuum extractor. It is a four-character subcategory of O81 (Single delivery by forceps and vacuum extractor), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block O80–O84 (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 O81.5 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Forceps and ventouse delivery
O81.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
O81.5Förlossning med kombination av tång och vakuumextraktion
O81.5Synnytys pihtien ja imukupin avulla
O81.5Accouchement par association d'un forceps et d'une ventouse
O81.5bevalling door middel van combinatie van forceps- en vacuümextractie
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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