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O70.3 - Fourth degree perineal laceration during delivery


The ICD 10 Code for Fourth degree perineal laceration during delivery is listed as O70.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: O70.3
Description: Fourth degree perineal laceration during delivery
  • Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.2, also involving anal mucosa
  • Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.2, also involving rectal mucosa
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
769 - Postpartum & Post Abortion Diagnoses W O.r. Procedure
776 - Postpartum & Post Abortion Diagnoses W/o O.r. Procedure
Chapter Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
Block Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)
Parent O70 - Perineal laceration during delivery
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 664.31 - Fourth-degree perineal laceration, delivered, with or without mention of antepartum condition (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 664.34 - Fourth-degree perineal laceration, postpartum condition or complication (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of O70.3:
O70.0 - First degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.1 - Second degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.2 - Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
O70.4 - Anal sphincter tear complicating delivery, not associated with third degree laceration
O70.9 - Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified