O71.3 Obstetric laceration of cervix

The ICD-10-CM code for Obstetric laceration of cervix is O71.3 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Chapter

15: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

Section

O60-O77: Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)

Category O71

17 codes (14 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to O71.3:

• Laceration › cervix (uteri) › obstetrical trauma (current)
• Tear, torn (traumatic) › cervix › obstetrical trauma (current)
• Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) › cervix (uteri) › obstetrical trauma
• Rupture, ruptured › cervix (uteri) › obstetrical trauma
• Detachment › cervix, annular › complicating delivery
• Delivery (childbirth) (labor) › complicated › by › annular detachment of cervix
• Injury › instrumental (during surgery) › obstetrical › cervix
• Injury › internal › cervix (uteri) › obstetrical trauma

Inclusion Terms

• Annular detachment of cervix

U.S. Hospital Utilization

• An estimated 10,115 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included O71.3 among the documented diagnoses.
• 425 stays listed it as the principal diagnosis.

Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool
• AHRQ — HCUP National Inpatient Sample, Frequencies by Diagnosis Code (2016–2023)