- O70.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM O70.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of O70.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 O70.1 may differ.
ICD-10-CM O70.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 769 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses with o. R. Procedures
- 776 Postpartum and post abortion diagnoses without o. R. Procedures
Applicable To
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.0, also involving pelvic floor
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.0, also involving perineal muscles
- Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.0, also involving vaginal muscles
Type 1 Excludes
- perineal laceration involving anal sphincter (O70.2)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to O70.1:
- pelvic > laceration (perineal) O70.9
- floor > pelvic O70.1
- muscles > perineum, perineal O70.9
- second degree > perineum, perineal O70.9
- muscles, with perineum > vagina, vaginal (deep) (high) (without perineal laceration) O71.4
- complicating delivery > pelvis, pelvic (floor) S39.93
- complicating delivery > floor O08.6
- second degree > during delivery O70.9
- obstetrical trauma > floor S31.030
- pelvic > Rupture, ruptured
- floor, complicating delivery > pelvic O70.1
- pelvic > Tear, torn (traumatic)
- floor, complicating delivery > pelvic O70.1