2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O71Other obstetric trauma

ICD-10-CM Codes›O00-O9A›O60-O77›O71

ICD-10-CM O71
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

O71 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for other obstetric trauma, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as O71.00, O71.02, O71.03, and O71.1.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
O71
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Other obstetric trauma
Short Description
Other obstetric trauma
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Chapter
O60-O77
Complications of labor and delivery

Code Classification

ChapterO00-O9APregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
SectionO60-O77Complications of labor and delivery
CategoryO71Other obstetric trauma
This CodeO71Other obstetric trauma

Specific Coding for Other obstetric traumaOverview

Non-specific codes like O71 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • O71.0 for Rupture of uterus (spontaneous) before onset of labor

  • Use O71.00 for Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, unspecified trimester

  • Use O71.02 for Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, second trimester

  • Use O71.03 for Rupture of uterus before onset of labor, third trimester

  • Use O71.1 for Rupture of uterus during labor

  • Use O71.2 for Postpartum inversion of uterus

  • Use O71.3 for Obstetric laceration of cervix

  • Use O71.4 for Obstetric high vaginal laceration alone

  • Use O71.5 for Other obstetric injury to pelvic organs

  • Use O71.6 for Obstetric damage to pelvic joints and ligaments

  • Use O71.7 for Obstetric hematoma of pelvis

  • O71.8 for Other specified obstetric trauma

  • Use O71.81 for Laceration of uterus, not elsewhere classified

  • Use O71.82 for Other specified trauma to perineum and vulva

  • Use O71.89 for Other specified obstetric trauma

  • Use O71.9 for Obstetric trauma, unspecified

Tabular List NotesGuidance

Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.

Includes

  • obstetric damage from instruments

Patient EducationClinical

Childbirth Problems

Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include:

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Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About O71Overview

Is O71 (Other obstetric trauma) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for other obstetric trauma, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for other obstetric trauma need a more specific code from this category, such as O71.00, O71.02, and O71.03.