O70 — Perineal laceration during delivery

Not billable

Is O70 billable?

No — O70 is a non-billable header code. O70 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 9 billable codes beneath O70.

Billable codes under this header

O70 at a glance

Code	O70
Description	Perineal laceration during delivery
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with O70 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

obstetric high vaginal laceration alone (O71.4)

Includes

Conditions classified to O70.

episiotomy extended by laceration

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 15

The conditions below can never be reported together with O70 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 15

Report an additional code alongside O70 to fully describe the condition. O70 is sequenced first.

code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 15

The conditions below are not part of O70, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, O70 and the excluded code may both be reported.

mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-)
obstetrical tetanus (A34)
postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0)
puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0)

What codes fall under O70? (6)

How long has O70 existed?

O70 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which codes are confused with O70?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with O70 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.