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O70.22

Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIb

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where O70.22 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. O70 Perineal laceration during delivery
  2. O70.2 Parent Third degree perineal laceration during delivery
  3. O70.22 This code Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIb

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.

Includes

episiotomy extended by laceration

Inherited from O70 — Perineal laceration during delivery

Inclusion Terms

Third degree perineal laceration during delivery with more than 50% external anal sphincter (EAS) thickness torn

Excludes1

obstetric high vaginal laceration alone ( O71.4 )

Inherited from O70 — Perineal laceration during delivery

Excludes1

anal sphincter tear during delivery without third degree perineal laceration ( O70.4 )

Inherited from O70.2 — Third degree perineal laceration during delivery

Excludes1

perineal laceration involving anal or rectal mucosa ( O70.3 )

Inherited from O70.2 — Third degree perineal laceration during delivery

Version History

How O70.22 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIb

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Third degree perineal laceration during delivery, IIIb

Related Codes

Other codes under 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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