O71.8

Other specified obstetric trauma

Non-billable header

O71.8 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from O71)

  • obstetric damage from instruments
  • Note: CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
  • Note: Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
  • Note: Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
  • Note: 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
  • Note: 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
  • Note: 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • supervision of normal pregnancy (Z34.-) (from O71)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • mental and behavioral disorders associated with the puerperium (F53.-) (from O71)
  • obstetrical tetanus (A34) (from O71)
  • postpartum necrosis of pituitary gland (E23.0) (from O71)
  • puerperal osteomalacia (M83.0) (from O71)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known. (from O71)

Parent code

  • O71Other obstetric traumaHeader

More specific codes O71.8

  • O71.81Laceration of uterus, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
  • O71.82Other specified trauma to perineum and vulvaBillable
  • O71.89Other specified obstetric traumaBillable

Related codes

  • O71.0Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of laborHeader
  • O71.1Rupture of uterus during laborBillable
  • O71.2Postpartum inversion of uterusBillable
  • O71.3Obstetric laceration of cervixBillable
  • O71.4Obstetric high vaginal laceration aloneBillable
  • O71.5Other obstetric injury to pelvic organsBillable
  • O71.6Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligamentsBillable
  • O71.7Obstetric hematoma of pelvisBillable
  • O71.9Obstetric trauma, unspecifiedBillable

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