ICD-10-CM Code for First degree perineal laceration during delivery O70.0

ICD-10 code O70.0 for First degree perineal laceration during delivery is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium .

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First degree perineal laceration during delivery
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear involving fourchette during delivery
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear involving labia during delivery
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear involving skin during delivery
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear involving vagina during delivery
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear involving vulva during delivery
Slight perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery

O70

Includes: episiotomy extended by laceration

Excludes1: obstetric high vaginal laceration alone (O71.4)

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