O70.2
Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where O70.2 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- O70 Parent Perineal laceration during delivery
- O70.2 This code Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving anal sphincter
Inclusion Terms
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving rectovaginal septum
Inclusion Terms
Perineal laceration, rupture or tear during delivery as in O70.1, also involving sphincter NOS
More Specific Codes
4 codes under O70.2
Version History
How O70.2 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentThird degree perineal laceration during delivery
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedThird degree perineal laceration during delivery
Related Codes
Other codes under O70
- O70.0 First degree perineal laceration during delivery Billable
- O70.1 Second degree perineal laceration during delivery Billable
- O70.3 Fourth degree perineal laceration during delivery Billable
- O70.4 Anal sphincter tear complicating delivery, not associated with third degree laceration Billable
- O70.9 Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified Billable
Codes whose official notes reference O70.2
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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