ICD-10-CM Code O70
Perineal laceration during delivery
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code O70 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of O70 that describes the diagnosis 'perineal laceration during delivery' in more detail.
- O70 Perineal laceration during delivery NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code O70 is used to code Obstetric labor complication
An obstetric labor complication is a difficulty or abnormality that arises during the process of labor or delivery.
| Specialty: | Obstetrics |
| MeSH Codes: | D007744, D007744, D007744, D007744, D007744, D007744, D007744, D007744, D007744, D007744 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 650, 651, 652, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659 |
Coding Notes for O70 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Episiotomy extended by laceration
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone - instead, use code O71.4
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'O70 - Perineal laceration during delivery'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code O70. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.