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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

O70.9

Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Hierarchy

Where O70.9 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. O70 Parent Perineal laceration during delivery
  2. O70.9 This code Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified

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

Excludes1

obstetric high vaginal laceration alone ( O71.4 )

Inherited from O70 — Perineal laceration during delivery

Version History

How O70.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Perineal laceration during delivery, unspecified

Other codes under O70

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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