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O70.2

Third degree perineal laceration during delivery

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

O70O70.2

Chapter: 15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Section: O60-O77 - Complications of labor and delivery

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving anal sphincter
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving rectovaginal septum
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving sphincter NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with O70.2

O70.4 - anal sphincter tear during delivery without third degree perineal laceration (O70.4)
O70.3 - perineal laceration involving anal or rectal mucosa (O70.3)

Specific Codes (4)

Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified

Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIa

Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIb

Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIc

Related Codes

First degree perineal laceration during delivery

Second degree perineal laceration during delivery

Fourth degree perineal laceration during delivery

Anal sphincter tear complicating delivery, not associated with third degree laceration

Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified

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